OxyContin Abuse: Can It Be Slowed?

Published May 11, 2013

OxyContin abuse: can it be slowed?

Filed under: signs of drug addiction

Increasing the drug's potential for addiction, some who abuse OxyContin crush the pills and snort the powder like cocaine or dissolve it and shoot it like heroin to get a more intense rush. OxyContin, the brand name for the long-acting form of … This …
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Brownback signs law requiring drug tests for welfare, unemployment recipients

Filed under: signs of drug addiction

TOPEKA — Calling drug addiction a “scourge in Kansas,” Gov. Sam Brownback on Tuesday signed into law a bill to test welfare and unemployment recipients suspected of using illegal drugs. Order Reprints. Kansas state senators and aides consult with …
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Jackson trial: AEG missed the warning signs

Filed under: signs of drug addiction

“It's a red flag to the extent that Michael Jackson has a history of substance abuse and addiction that he specifically is requesting a given doctor who has no training in any of those areas.… What is the nature of this relationship? Why do these two …
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