OxyContin is the most abused prescription drug of the last 20 years. Its similarity to heroin makes it a potently addictive drug. Some have even nicknamed it hillbilly heroin.
Prescription Drugs Articles
- Doctors' Approach to Monitoring Opioid Use is Lax, Study Finds
Many primary care physicians don't pay adequate attention to patients taking prescription opioid drugs. more...
- "Candy Man" Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Drug Distribution
- DEA Examining Nurses' Drug Dispensing
A crackdown by U.S. drug agents on the dispensing of prescription drugs in nursing homes is coming under industry fire and congressional scrutiny. more...
- Former Oklahoma State Basketball Coach in Treatment for Prescription Drug Addiction
- Drugmakers Plan to Prevent Misuse of Prescription Painkillers through Education
Pharmaceutical executives are laying out plans to prevent the misuse of prescription painkillers. more...
- San Diego's Oxy Task Force Holding Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
Prescription drug abuse claimed more than 50 lives in San Diego County last year. more...
- Tips from a Mother Who Lost Her Son to Prescription Drug Abuse
Michele Baskin watched her son battle an addiction to OxyContin for years before he died of an overdose last year at age 22. more...
- The Dangers of Oxycodone
- DJ AM Swallowed Eight OxyContin Pills Before Death
Authorities investigating the death of DJ AM have found that he had eight undigested pills of OxyContin in his stomach and one in his mouth. more...
- Microsoft Allegedly Profiting from Ads for Illegal Internet Pharmacies
A study found that 89.7 percent of Microsoft-sponsored Internet pharmacy advertisements were fake or illegal Internet pharmacies. more...
- Nonmedical Prescription Painkiller Abuse Rising among Adults
The rates of adults aged 18 and over who are using prescription painkillers nonmedically have risen. more...
- When Doctors Can't Say No to Patients
Experts on physician behavior say that doctors often have a tough time saying no to patient requests. more...
- Surgical Tech Stole Drugs, Exposed Patients to Hepatitis C
A 26-year-old surgical tech faces charges for stealing powerful narcotics meant for patients and returning used syringes. She's also allegedly exposed almost 6,000 people to hepatitis C. more...