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At Hobbs Pharmacy in Merritt Island, Florida, customers call ahead if they want to fill a prescription for OxyContin, as the powerful painkiller is not stored on site.
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The narcotic painkiller OxyContin is an extended release form of oxycodone, which is a synthetic derivative of morphine. All opiate medications affect receptors in the brain that are involved in the regulation of pain perception and mood, Dr. Paul Topol of Southeast Psychiatry told the Juneau Empire.
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An addiction medicine specialist in the San Francisco Bay area warned anti-drug advocates from Washoe County, Nevada that failing to medically treat prescription drug addicts can cause them to turn to heroin due to the severity of withdrawal symptoms.
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It has long been understood that those soldiers who serve in heavy combat can experience post-traumatic stress disorder. For some, the impact is so bad that they are never able to return to a normal way of life. Still others deal with intense thoughts of suicide. Continue Reading
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Hollywood icon Burt Reynolds has been discharged from a drug rehabilitation center following treatment for his addiction to painkillers.
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Officials in California are now making it harder for drug addicts to gain access to prescription medication, and they’re citing Michael Jackson’s and Anna Nicole Smith’s deaths as reasons why.
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Although the number of Americans abusing prescription drugs dropped by about 1 million from 2007 to 2008, the percentage of people using illegal drugs has held steady over the same time period, according to a new national study.
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Melanie Griffith’s husband Antonio Banderas has spoken out about her return to rehab, revealing she checked into the Cirque Lodge in Utah because she was feeling too weak to resist her urge for drugs.
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The placebo effect is a concept studied in a number of research trials to determine if medication works as well or better than the belief of the potential of the medication. In other words, is a person receiving a benefit from the medication or the belief the medication is working? Continue Reading
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Over-the-counter drugs that contain codeine—such as those used to ease coughs and colds—appear to be harmless, but figures show that tens of thousands of people have become dependent on the drugs, with women having the highest risk of developing an addiction.
