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Ontario prepares for Oxy crackdown

watchdog wrote 11 hours ago: In Ontario, Canada, the OxyContin abuse epidemic has become so severe that the province’s mini … more →

Tags: policy regulation, Trends, Addiction

Heroin, Oxy use up among Ore. teens

watchdog wrote 12 hours ago: Oregon has become the latest state to see a massive increase in heroin and OxyContin use among teens … more →

Tags: Trends, Addiction, oxy-to-heroin

Tulsa family describes Oxy abuse to Dr. Phil

watchdog wrote 12 hours ago: A family in Tulsa, Okla. has shared their story of OxyContin addiction with media personality Dr. Ph … more →

Tags: Personal Stories, Addiction

Parents of overdose victim push for tougher laws in Kan.

watchdog wrote 12 hours ago: The parents of a Johnson County, Kan. teen who died of a heroin overdose after battling an OxyContin … more →

Tags: Personal Stories, Trends, Deaths, overdoses, oxy-to-heroin, Addiction

Father, son share story of son’s opiate addiction

watchdog wrote 1 day ago: As this heartwrenching article highlights, heroin addiction often has its roots in OxyContin abuse. … more →

Tags: Personal Stories, Trends, oxy-to-heroin, Addiction

Oxy is the new crystal meth: editorial

watchdog wrote 1 day ago: This editorial in the Daily Campus – based in OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma’s hom … more →

Tags: Trends, Deaths, overdoses, Purdue, Addiction

Heroin Addict Talks of Drug Addiction Recovery

narcononofga wrote 2 days ago: Heroin Addiction Treated Successfully. Heroin Addiction Recovery Heroin addiction, as many people re … more →

Tags: Atlanta recovery center, drug addicted, Drug Rehab, Georgia, Heroin, heroin-addict, heroin addiction recovery, percocet, prescription painkillers

Calif. doctors urged to use drug monitoring database

watchdog wrote 3 days ago: In an editorial in the Lake County Record-Bee, Katy Sweeny recounts some of her experiences as a rec … more →

Tags: Trends, Addiction

Painkiller abuse permeates Canada

watchdog wrote 3 days ago: According to this story in the Globe and Mail, Canadians use prescription pills at a rate of more th … more →

Tags: Trends, overdoses, Addiction

Alcoholism antidote may help opioid addicts: pharma co.

watchdog wrote 3 days ago: Cambridge, Mass.-based Alkermes Inc. says its drug Vivitrol – which is used to help alcoholics … more →

Tags: Pharmaceutical Industry, Informational, oxy-to-heroin, Addiction

Teen prescription drug abuse in L.A. suburb underscores national trend

watchdog wrote 3 days ago: Like many other small and mid-sized towns across the nation, prescription drug abuse among youth in … more →

Tags: Trends, Deaths, overdoses, Addiction

San Diego County deaths linked to Oxy epidemic

watchdog wrote 1 week ago: The OxyContin abuse epidemic in San Diego County has already become apparent, but there has also bee … more →

Tags: Trends, Deaths, overdoses, Addiction

Medical board charges California psychiatrist Patricia J. Stamm with negligence, incompetence

Psych Crime Reporter wrote 1 week ago: On September 21, 2009, the Medical Board of California charged psychiatrist Patricia Jane Stamm with … more →

Tags: Psychiatry, Psychiatrist, Oxycodone

Psychiatrist William Lee Newton surrenders California license; placed on probation by Oregon Medical Board

Psych Crime Reporter wrote 1 week ago: On November 3, 2009, psychiatrist William Lee Newton surrendered his license to the Medical Board of … more →

Tags: Mental Health, Psychiatry, Psychiatrist

Oxy is a poison that's taken like candy: Mass. lawmaker

watchdog wrote 1 week ago: In a follow-up to the Massachusetts OxyContin and Heroin Commission’s report finding that Mass … more →

Tags: Trends, Deaths, overdoses, oxy-to-heroin, Addiction

Pharmacist's wife decries Seattle pharmacy thefts

watchdog wrote 1 week ago: In this guest column for the Seattle Times a pharmacist’s wife recounts how she and her husban … more →

Tags: Crime, Trends, Addiction

Teen abuse of pills on the rise in Ohio

watchdog wrote 1 week ago: The Ohio-based Youngstown Vindicator takes note of the Oxy-to-heroin phenomenon by observing that wh … more →

Tags: Trends, oxy-to-heroin, Addiction

Palm Beach pill mills flourish under legal loopholes

watchdog wrote 1 week ago: Palm Beach County, Fla. is known as the pain pill capital of the United States, with more than 30 pa … more →

Tags: Crime, Trends, Addiction

More B.C. teens pilfering parents' pills

watchdog wrote 1 week ago: In this article on prescription drug abuse among teens in British Columbia, NorthshoreOutlook.com in … more →

Tags: Trends, Addiction


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