Pain Drug Abuse Fuels Competition, Legal Battles for Companies

Published September 23, 2013

Pain drug abuse fuels competition, legal battles for companies
It's just urine. But for a Baltimore company and a rival, it's liquid gold worth bruising legal battles. When a patient is prescribed a powerful painkiller like Vicodin or OxyContin, many doctors require periodic urine tests to check dosage levels as … Read more on Baltimore Sun

Substance abuse and mental disorders are now killing more people globally …
More people are dying or falling ill as a result of substance abuse and mental disorders than from HIV, tuberculosis and diabetes, according to a new worldwide study. Researchers found that depressive disorders account for the largest proportion … Read more on Daily Mail