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Oxycodone Intoxication: 5 Facts About What Killed Adrienne Martin

Adrienne Martin, the 27-year-old girlfriend of beer magnate August Busch IV, died from accidental oxycodone intoxication. That's the conclusion of the St. Louis County Chief Medical Examiner, which released its report on Martin's December 2010 death today. What is oxycodone, and when is it lethal? Surge Desk found...

FDA Orders Acetaminophen Limits in Combination Pain Killers

The Food and Drug Administration said today it will ask combination prescription drug manufacturers to limit the content of the common pain reliever acetaminophen in their products. The new stipulation, which also requires companies to warn consumers of "the potential risk for severe liver injury" associated with the...

Opinion: Cough Syrup as Problem Drug?

(Oct. 25) -- Is cough medicine a problem drug? Cough medicine? An alarming bit of data suggests that it might be: One in 12 American teens, according to a survey by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, reports slugging down a bottle of cough syrup in an attempt to get high. A detailed study done for the Department...

Addiction-Curbing Injection: A Monthly Dose to Kick Hard Drugs

(Oct. 13) -- A once-a-month injection could help opiate users kick their habit for good, without many of the downsides inherent in current drug treatment options. The medication is called Vivitrol, and it was approved Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of addiction to opioids, like morphine and...

Scientific Shocker! Study Finds Marijuana Is Good for Pain Relief

(Aug. 30) -- Make sure you're sitting down for this piece of news: A study released today by researchers at the University of Montreal concluded that smoking marijuana greatly reduces chronic pain. While the finding may seem obvious to those familiar with the concept of medical marijuana, the study was important because...

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WATCH: 'The Situation' Opens Up About Drugs Addiction & Rehab

The 29-year-old reality star opened up to MTV News about how he became addicted to prescription pain killers and his experience in rehab.

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Anthony Papa: Doctors Support Treatment, Not Additional Prison Time for Cameron Douglas and Others Who Relapse Behind Bars

An amicus brief was filed by the Drug Policy Alliance on behalf of a wide array of New York State's and the nation's leading medical and substance abuse treatment authorities on Thursday, May 3, in New York federal appeals court challenging what may be the longest-ever federal prison sentence imposed for the simple...

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Rx Drugs a Growing Problem Among Teenagers

The most dangerous drugs may be much closer to home than you think.

AOL HEALTHY LIVING

People Are Dying of Drug Overdoses, Despite Lifesaving Medications

For the first time in 83 years, people in the United States are more likely to die of drug poisoning than in a motor vehicle accident.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - BUSINESS

Painkiller Association Closes As Senate Launches Probe

A version of this story was published in The Washington Post. As the U.S. Senate Finance Committee launched an investigation Tuesday into makers of narcotic painkillers and groups that champion them, a leading pain advocacy organization said it was dissolving "due to irreparable economic circumstances."

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05/27/12 Failed drug tests hinder hiring at Ohio businesses Source: CentralOhio.com - Newark OH According to a new survey, almost half of Ohio manufacturing companies have rejected a candidate for an hourly position because of a failed drug test in the past year.
05/27/12 Oral Relistor May Ease Bowel Back-Up from Opiates... Source: MedPage Today: Breaking Medical News An oral formulation of methylnaltrexone appears to relieve opioid-induced constipation in patients on chronic opioid therapy, researchers found.
05/27/12 New home for a healthy boy Source: Winnipeg Free Press - Manitoba - Canada Julien Ferrer may be nine, but because of his rare illness, he is about the size of his four-year-old brother.
05/26/12 'Teen Mom' Amber Portwood -- I Need Prison to Save My... Source: TMZ Teen Mom " star Amber Portwood thinks prison is the only way to save her life from a brutal drug addiction, TMZ has learned.
05/26/12 Police arrest two in dope bust Source: The Pulse-Journal - Mason OH Hamilton police seized drugs and cash as well as arresting two men Friday morning as part of a multi-agency investigation.