Prescription Drug Abuse in the News

Prescription Drug Abuse: Abuse-Resistant Oxycodone Approved
MONDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) — Oxecta, an abuse-resistant form of the top-selling painkiller oxycodone, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: With abuse increasing, Army limits addictive meds
KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. Faced with rising abuse of prescription drugs, the Army has limited how many painkillers a soldier can get at one time and is threatening disciplinary action for troops caught violating the restriction. Army data requested by The Associated Press shows the number of soldiers referred for opiate abuse treatment has been growing steadily for at …
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