Oxycontin Overdose
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OxyContin - Questions and Answers
fda.gov — “OxyContin - Questions and Answers” View full resource at fda.gov
Most Recently Shared on April 5, 2010 at 9:17 pm By:
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FDA approves timed-release OxyContin to treat pain and reduce abuse. #health #FDA http://bit.ly/cjelhL
Who Better for an Anti-Overdose Campaign Than, Er... the PR Agency for OxyContin? | BNET Advertising Blog | BNET
industry.bnet.com — “Ohio has hired Fleishman Hillard to run a $400,000 anti-drug overdose ad campaign even though the agency was once hired by Purdue Pharma to help white” View full resource at industry.bnet.com
Most Recently Shared on February 22, 2010 at 11:53 pm By:
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Who Better for an Anti-Overdose Campaign Than, Er... the PR Agency for OxyContin? http://bit.ly/9CfnbF
In Chronic Pain Patients, Higher Opioid Dose Linked To Overdose Risk
medicalnewstoday.com — “More and more Americans with chronic pain not caused by cancer are taking medically prescribed opioids like Oxycontin (oxycodone) and Vicodin (hydrocodone). The January 19 Annals of Internal Me” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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In Chronic Pain Patients, Higher Opioid Dose Linked To Overdose Risk http://mnt.to/3wv8
Prescription Overdoses Kill More Than Heroin and Cocaine | Prescription Drugs, Narcotics and Overdose Deaths | LiveScience
livescience.com — “Overdoses from narcotic pain-killers accounted for 27,500 deaths in 2007. That's more deaths than from heroin and cocaine combined. Teaser: Narcotics include Oxycontin, Percocet and Vicodin.” View full resource at livescience.com
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Prescription Overdoses Kill More Than Heroin and Cocaine | Prescription Drugs, Narcotics and Overdose Deaths | LiveScience
livescience.com — “Overdoses from narcotic pain-killers accounted for 27,500 deaths in 2007. That's more deaths than from heroin and cocaine combined. Teaser: Narcotics include Oxycontin, Percocet and Vicodin.” View full resource at livescience.com
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Prescription Narcotics #Overdoses Kill More Than Heroin & Cocaine Combined http://ht.ly/4IGOx
Deaths from painkiller overdose triple in decade - Health - Addictions - msnbc.com
msnbc.msn.com — “Prescription painkillers such as OxyContin, Vicodin and methadone contributed to the deaths of nearly 15,000 people in 2008. That's more than three times the 4,000 deaths in 1999.” View full resource at msnbc.msn.com
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OxyContin gets a safety makeover | Booster Shots | Los Angeles Times
latimesblogs.latimes.com — “The painkiller OxyContin can be plenty dangerous if you knowingly abuse it; but it has long posed real dangers of overdose, as well, to those who had little thought of getting high. Cutting a pill in half may sound like...” View full resource at latimesblogs.latimes.com
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OxyContin gets a safety makeover http://lat.ms/cwjPcU
Higher opioid dose linked to overdose risk in chronic pain patients (w/ Video)
physorg.com — “More and more Americans with chronic pain not caused by cancer are taking medically prescribed opioids like Oxycontin (oxycodone) and Vicodin (hydrocodone). The January 19 Annals of Internal Medicine features the first study to explore the risk of overdose in patients prescribed opioids for chronic ...” View full resource at physorg.com
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Higher opioid dose linked to overdose risk in chronic pain patients (w/ Video) http://bit.ly/7kOuZc
Study: More people are being hospitalized for prescription opioid and depressant overdose - Wellness - TIME.com
wellness.blogs.time.com — “Between 1999 and 2006 the number of people hospitalized for poisoning from prescription drugs including opioids (such as OxyContin and Vicodin) and tranquilizers and sedatives (depressants such as Valium, Xanax and Ambien) has increased by 65%"representing nearly twice the increase in hospitalizat...” View full resource at wellness.blogs.time.com
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More people hospitalized for prescription drug overdose http://shar.es/m7eVk
Reducing Deaths Due To Prescription Opioid Overdose
medicalnewstoday.com — “A $250,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will support a Rhode Island Hospital research study aimed at reducing the state's leading cause of accidental death among” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Reducing Deaths Due To Prescription Opioid Overdose http://mnt.to/3KRp #pain
Prescription drugs: Drug abuse, especially painkillers, is epidemic - latimes.com
latimes.com — “Prescription drug abuse is target of new government plan to reduce opioid overdoses” View full resource at latimes.com
Most Recently Shared on April 20, 2011 at 6:00 pm By:
Prescription drug abuse, especially painkillers, is epidemic, especially opioid painkillers like #oxycontin & #vicodin. http://ow.ly/4Em8n
Are Doctors Beginning To Not Prescribe Methadone Anymore For Chronic Pain? (Newest posts first) - The People's Medicine Community
prescriptiondrug-info.com — “I am 56 years old and am disabled due to a work related injury therefore I am rich by no means I have heard that they are considering taking methadone off the market due to too many overdose issues plus people on it get a prescription filled and sell it for profit making it even harder for folks lik (Newest posts first)” View full resource at prescriptiondrug-info.com
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Painkillers such as Percocet can push everyday people into risky addiction - QualityPoint Technologies
qualitypointtech.net — “Prescription drug abuse is a staple of daily papers and gossip rags alike -- from high-profile celebrity overdoses and massive Oxycontin busts to teen” View full resource at qualitypointtech.net
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Painkillers such as Percocet can push everyday people into risky addiction: Prescription drug abuse is a staple of... http://bit.ly/a06MHW
Drug abusers in Kentucky find a new, deadly high in Opana | The Courier-Journal | courier-journal.com
courier-journal.com — “Police across Kentucky are seeing a surge in the illegal use of the painkiller Opana, a more dangerous version of Oxycontin, linked to nine recent overdose deaths in Louisville.” View full resource at courier-journal.com
Most Recently Shared on April 11, 2011 at 6:28 pm By:
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The new Hillbilly Heroine?: Drug abusers in Kentucky find a new, deadly high in Opana http://t.co/NFRAEOF
Painkillers such as Percocet can push everyday people into risky addiction
washingtonpost.com — “Prescription drug abuse is a staple of daily papers and gossip rags alike -- from high-profile celebrity overdoses and massive Oxycontin busts to teen "pharm parties" -- but I never really gave the issue much thought. That is, until my doctor gave me a script for Percocet after my C-section surge...” View full resource at washingtonpost.com
Most Recently Shared on August 24, 2010 at 12:04 am By:
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#Painkillers like #Percocet can push everyday people into risky #addiction http://ht.ly/2tK7g
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