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Drug-Free Housing Helps Heroin, Oxycontin Addicts Recover
… Garden Food Work & News Drug-Free Housing Helps Heroin, Oxycontin Addicts Recover Study found higher abstinence rates with housing ..... and the nonmedical use of prescription painkillers such as OxyContin , Vicodin and Percocet. Opioid addicts seeking treatment …
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Surge in Number of Americans Treated for Prescription Painkiller Abuse
… study period: opiate admissions, mostly due to use of prescription opioids, which include painkillers such as oxycodone ( Oxycontin ) or Vicodin (hydrocodone). The findings showed that 96 percent of the nearly 2 million admissions to treatment …
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CDC Links Prescription Painkillers in Pregnancy to Birth Defects
… HealthDay News) -- Moms-to-be who take prescription opioid painkillers such as codeine, hydrocodone or oxycodone ( Oxycontin ) may increase the risk of birth defects in their newborns, according to a new U.S. government report. Taking …
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FDA Looks to Crack Down on Misuse of Opioid Painkillers
… long-acting versions of drugs such as OxyContin , morphine and methadone Add save ..... acting opioid pain killers such as OxyContin , morphine and methadone. The new Risk ..... hydromorphone, methadone, morphine, oxycodone , oxymorphone, transdermal fentanyl …
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Global Study Finds Drug Abuse Highest in Richer Nations
… that there are 15 million to 39 million "problematic users" of opioids (which include prescription painkillers such as Oxycontin or Vicodin), amphetamines or cocaine, and 11 million to 21 million people who inject drugs worldwide. Marijuana use appears …
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From caffeine sheets to Dust-Off: What teens are taking
… s like candy that you can take home with you." Teens are taking painkillers, mainly highly addictive opioids such as OxyContin and Vicodin, from medicine cabinets in their own homes, said Dr. Petros Levounis, director of the Addiction Institute …
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Older ER Patients Less Likely to Get Pain Meds, Data Shows
… primary complaint of pain, an analgesic (such as morphine, oxycodone or ibuprofen) was given to 49 percent of patients 75 and ..... of patients aged 35 to 54. An opioid (such as morphine or oxycodone ) was given to about 35 percent of elderly patients and 49 …
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Deaths From Abuse of Painkillers Triple in a Decade: CDC
… there have been significant increases not only in overdose death rates, but in the sales of prescription painkillers such as OxyContin , Vicodin and methadone, and admission for treatment of abuse of these drugs, the CDC said. "Now there are more peopled …
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Painkiller Dependence Before Knee Surgery May Slow Recovery
… powerful opioid painkillers before the procedure, a new study shows. Opioids are narcotics such as morphine, codeine and oxycodone . U.S. researchers compared results of 49 knee replacements in opioid-dependent patients against recovery rates for a …
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When Teens Abuse Prescriptions, Addiction Often Follows
… teens who have been prescribed a controlled medication such as Oxycontin for pain or Ritalin to treat attention deficit hyperactivity ..... than heroin -- including prescription painkillers such as Oxycontin -- rose by 345 percent from 1998-2008, according to federal …
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