Oxycontin

OxyContin a gateway to heroin for upper-income addicts

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USA Today
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April 25, 2013

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Deaths tied to painkillers rising in the U.S.

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Los Angeles Times
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March 29, 2013

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Pharmacies besieged by addicted thieves

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New York Times
Publication Date: 

February 6, 2011

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/07/us/07pharmacies.html
Tags: addiction, law enforcement, narcotics, news articles, Oxycontin, pharmacy robberies, pharmacy thefts

Newly Born, and Withdrawing From Painkillers

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New York Times
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04/09/11

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Tags: buprenorphine, Maine, methadone, neonatal abstinence syndrome, neonatal addiction, newborns, news articles, opioid abuse, Oxycontin, Vicodin

RCMP trying to stem tide of prescription drug abuse in N.B.

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Prescription World
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January 26, 2011

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Prescription for peril: how insurance fraud finances theft and abuse of addictive prescription drugs

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2007

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Tags: case investigation, celebrities, demographic characteristics, diversion, doctor shopping, epidemiology, fraud, Internet, law enforcement, methadone, Oxycontin, pain management, PDMP impact, pill mills, pill pushers, Vicodin, white paper, Xanax

Wasted youth – the growing toll of opiate addiction

Publication: 
Enterprise News
Publication Date: 

3/07

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Tags: addiction, fentanyl, medical examiner data, news articles, opioid abuse, overdoses and deaths, Oxycontin

In 16 states, drug deaths overtake traffic fatalities

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9/30/09

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Pill pushing physicians

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Publication Date: 

5/23/10

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Tags: diversion, doctor shopping, medical boards, methadone, news articles, opioid abuse, overdoses and deaths, Oxycontin, pill pushers, PMP startup, prescribing practices, Wisconsin, Xanax

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