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No, I didn’t ask for black-market OxyContin.
I was addicted for a couple of years to OxyContin and Xanax as well as alcohol. I hit an emotional bottom. I knew that I was also damaging my liver
When I was taking OxyContin for my broken back I was getting it from three doctors and that was my choice to go to different people and say I have this problem. I was making choices that were wrong and got addicted to itMore quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Editorial: Don't let painkillers that are easy to abuse
ER, which is the narcotic hydrocodone in an extended release capsule. Hydrocodone , as well as oxycodone, the key drug in OxyContin , belongs to a group of addictive medications that includes morphine and codeine. The FDA should make sure both medications Read more »
Around the web
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Acura Pharmaceuticals Is Grossly Undervalued And Poised For Rapid Growth
Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ACUR) is very undervalued at its current price per share in the lower 2's and has a very bright future. I began formulating this article prior to the announcement by the FDA that they were pulling commonly abused generic drug from Seeking Alpha Read more »
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SILive.com 'Comment of the Day'
Abuse of OxyContin, the time-release formulation of oxycodone, is a culprit in deadly epidemic.Associated Press This is a huge problem not only in SI but everywhere. These "kids" are lost and once the drug has control of them there is nothing that can be from SILive.com Read more »
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Prescription plague rages: A fatal overdose on Staten Island every 9 days in 2011
Abuse of OxyContin, the time-release formulation of oxycontin, is a culprit in deadly epidemic.Associated Press STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The borough's prescription drug epidemic has seen a deadly spike, with one Staten Islander dying of a prescription pain from SILive.com Read more »
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Small town faces up to film's druggy image of ' Oxyana'
aren't true. residents for stories in newspapers that were sold across the country for nothing more than a dog and pony show, and I think that is exactly what Mr. Dunne has created," county resident D.J. Morgan said. it can be the start of something more from Nashoba Publishing Online Read more »
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FDA Determines Original OPANA ER Not Discontinued for Safety Reasons; Decision Affirms Case-by-Case Review
Late last Friday, FDA announced that the Agency denied an August 13, 2012 Citizen Petition (Docket No. FDA-2012-P-0895) submitted by Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Endo”) requesting that the Agency determine that OPANA ER (oxymorphone HCl) Extended-release from FDA Law Blog Read more »
