opiate painkillers
By Sarah Beller
Rates of opioid abuse are down in Southern states, but rising in the West, according to a recent SAMSHA report. MORE
Patients show up in physicians’ offices seeking treatment for chronic pain and unknowingly risk addiction. What can be done? MORE
The DEA accuses the medical community of not taking prescription drug abuse seriously. MORE
With Canada approving a generic version of Oxy, the White House warns of a possible influx of the easily-abused pill. MORE
College students frequently share prescriptions and try to self-medicate for stress and depression. MORE
Lots of drugs, illegal or not, are lethal on their own. But mixing more than one can often (unexpectedly) kill you much faster. The Fix presents some matches made in Hell. MORE
Professional wrestlers fight in an Ohio church today to help those grappling with opiate addiction. MORE
A surge in numbers of opiate-addicted newborns reflects the national prescription pill crisis. MORE
In 2010, US pharmacies dispensed enough pure oxycodone to give everyone in the country 40 five-milligram Percocets each. MORE
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