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.
Articles tagged with overdose
- Prescribed Dose of Opioid Medication Could Impact Overdose Potential
Science Daily recently published a piece that examines a study that explores the risk of overdose in patients who have been prescribed opioids for chronic non-cancer pain in general health care. more...
- 13-Year-Old Boy Dies from OxyContin Overdose
13-year-old Alexander Aiken died of an OxyContin overdose. more...
- Drugmakers Plan to Prevent Misuse of Prescription Painkillers through Education
Pharmaceutical executives are laying out plans to prevent the misuse of prescription painkillers. more...
- OxyContin Overdoses Increasing in Massachusetts
Between 2002 and 2007, 3,265 Massachusetts residents died from opiate-related overdoses. 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...
- 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...