Potent New Prescription Drug Alarms Vt. Health Leaders, Politicians
Potent new prescription drug alarms Vt. health leaders, politicians
However, the new drug is stronger and its main ingredient, hydrocodone, is purer. Vicodin contains acetaminophen, which could cause liver damage in high amounts. For that reason, pill addicts were hesitant to load up on Vicodin pills, NBC News has …
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DEA Asks Public To Report Prescription Drug Abuse Through Text
Tellingly, the tripling of drug overdoses in America has mirrored a tripling of sales for powerful prescription painkillers. By 2008, illegal use of prescription drugs caused more deaths than overdoses from traditional street drugs such as cocaine and …
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New pain pill's approval: 'Genuinely frightening'
(CNN) — A potent little painkiller is causing a big stir. A coalition of more than 40 health care, consumer and addiction treatment groups is urging the Food and Drug Administration to revoke approval of the prescription drug Zohydro. The hydrocodone …
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