FDA Approves More Powerful, Pure Hydrocodone Drug

FDA approves more powerful, pure hydrocodone drug
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a stronger, single-ingredient version hydrocodone, the widely-abused prescription painkiller. The agency said Friday it approved the extended-release pill … drug abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

New Hampshire’s addiction to prescription drugs higher than national average
More people than ever died of drug-related deaths in New Hampshire in 2011, and 80 percent of them involved prescription drugs, according to a report released Friday by the state Department of Health and Human Services. The New Hampshire Medical Examiners Officer said 200 people died in drug-related incidents in 2011 and 160 of those involved prescription drugs, including oxycodone and other … drug abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Commentary: DEA and You – Ending the Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse Together
The next National Prescription Take-Back Day is Saturday, October 26 at more than 5,000 locations around the country. Your participation along with that of your friends, neighbors and community leaders will be critical, as it always is, to the success of this campaign that takes tons of drugs out of harm’s way and ensures their safe and secure disposal, says DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart. drug abuse – Yahoo News Search Results