A reformulation of OxyContin that makes it harder to abuse has curtailed the drug's illicit use. But some 25 percent of drug abusers entering rehab said they still abused the prescription painkiller ...

Oxycodone-related deaths dropped 25 percent after Florida implemented its Prescription Drug Monitoring Program in late 2011 as part of its response to the state's prescription drug abuse epidemic, ...

A good night's sleep has many proven health benefits, and a new Scripps Research study suggests one more: preventing opioid relapse. In the new study, published online in Neuropharmacology, scientists ...

Lebanon, March 21 - Police say the man captured on a pharmacy surveillance tape is 20-year-old Robert Miller of Lebanon. Investigators say Miller entered the 24 hour CVS Pharmacy in Lebanon early ...

Former New York Times reporter Barry Meier, whose book about OxyContin is the main basis for the Netflix drama “Painkiller,” acknowledges that the drug is “valuable for treating severe pain caused by ...

BOSTON – A federal judge sentenced an Abington man to five years in prison for conspiring to distribute oxycodone pills. Kenneth Veiga, 32, was sentenced June 18 by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J.

Kodak Black bumped into some legal trouble last December after police discovered him asleep at the wheel of his car with a substance that was originally said to be cocaine in his mouth. Now, the ...

A Columbia man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug distribution and gun possession.

(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Global Oxycodone Drugs Market Growth is Fueled by Increasing Demand for Effective Pain Management Therapies, Rising Cancer-Related Pain Cases, and Expanding Adoption ...

New findings suggest that treating insomnia can stop opioid-seeking behavior, even after ending treatment. A good night's sleep has many proven health benefits, and a new Scripps Research study ...