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FDA Proposes Tighter Controls on Addictive Painkillers
Soaring rates of prescription drug abuse are driving the agency’s move
FDA Action on Vicodin May Mean More Pain, Not Less Addiction or Overdose
Stricter rules for prescribing opioids may not be the only answer to curbing addiction to painkillers
Study Supports Benefits of Naloxone in Treating Drug Overdoses
Study shows naloxone effective for treating overdose
Hazelden Introduces Antiaddiction Medications into Recovery for First Time
Recovery from opioid addiction may no longer mean complete abstinence from drugs
The Prescription Painkiller Experience: Less than a Third Say They Like It
Many people fear that mere exposure to prescription painkillers like Vicodin or OxyContin will set them down the road to addiction. But new research on the response to opioid medication suggests that most people don’t …
Naloxone Debate: FDA Hears Testimony About Making an Overdose Antidote Nonprescription
(Updated) “Why didn’t I know about this when my child was alive?” That was the question raised over and over at a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hearing on Thursday by parents whose families make up the terrible …
A Lifesaving Overdose Antidote Should Be Made More Widely Available
A new CDC report finds that naloxone, a drug that reverses overdose, could save thousands of lives if public health agencies distributed it more broadly
Super-Duper Hydrocodone? An Open Letter to Big Pharma
A powerful and addictive new painkiller is coming down the pike. Can this be anything but an unmitigated disaster?
Teen Drug Use: Marijuana Up, Cigarettes and Alcohol Down
The latest update to the annual Monitoring the Future survey of drug use in American youth bears mainly good news, at least if your interest is in reducing drug-related harm
Fueled by Growing Painkiller Use, Overdose Deaths and Child Poisonings Are on the Rise
Drug overdose has now overtaken automobile crashes as the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S., according to an analysis of government data. This is the first time that drugs have killed more people than car wrecks since …
Study: Most Addicts Get Painkillers from Friends or Family, Not Doctors
Only 1 in 5 people who misuse opioid painkillers like Vicodin get their drugs exclusively from doctors, and 69% never obtain any of these drugs from medical sources, according to a recent study published in the Archives of …