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Abuse-Resistant Prescription Painkiller Approved

FDA Approves Prescription Painkiller with Anti-Addiction Drug After a huge outcry against the powerful opioid prescription painkiller Zohydro, the FDA has approved a new version of a similar drug, but this time with naloxone, a drug that reportedly slows down the euphoric high induced by abusing … [Read more...]

Prescription Drugs Might Be Gateway to Heroin Addiction

Officials Say that Prescription Drugs like Opioid Painkillers May Lead to Heroin Addiction Federal regulators said that prescription drug abuse is a larger problem in the United States than heroin abuse, but because of chemical similarities between painkillers and the street drug, prescription … [Read more...]