Fewer U.S. Teens Abusing Painkillers
The abuse of prescription painkillers by American teenagers has fallen sharply in the last year, according to a nationwide survey that also found teenage use…
OxyContin
FDA Approves Oxycodone with Abuse Deterrent
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new extended release version of oxycodone with an abuse deterrent formula. The drug, which will be marketed…
Living with Pain: Prejudice and Mistreatment
There is a steady and continuing drum beat in the press and from researchers and commentators warning of the dangers connected to prescribing and using…
Purdue Identifies More ‘Risky’ Doctors in California
The National Pain Report has learned that the California Medical Board has received the names of an additional 113 California physicians from Purdue Pharma that…
Purdue Pharma Identifies Risky Docs in California
The National Pain Report has learned that Purdue Pharma -- the maker of OxyContin -- has sent the names of most of the 59 doctors…
Purdue Gets Deadline for List of Risky California Doctors
It looks like the heat is beginning to ratchet up in California on Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, a widely used and highly addictive…
Surge in Heroin Use Linked to Painkillers
The use of heroin nearly doubled in United States after the introduction of a reformulated version of OxyContin, a widely used opioid painkiller, according to…
California Lawmakers Demand List of Risky Doctors
The nation's largest state may be girding for a fight with Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, a widely used and highly addictive opioid painkiller.…