Archive for the ‘Prescription Drugs’ Category
- Reasons Prescription Medicines May Be Killing Thousands of Americans Each Year
A recent article in the Huffington Post highlighted the alarming statistic that there is an American killed by psychiatric drugs and prescription painkillers every 14 minutes. The number of people taking such tranquilizers has jumped 286 percent from the year 2000 to 2009 and will probably reach 341 percent by December 2011. Read More…
- Dentists Can Help Fight Painkiller Addiction
Addiction to prescription painkillers is a growing problem in the United States and researchers are calling on dentists to help staunch the flow of opioid medications. Read More…
- Vicodin Classification Makes the Drug Easier to Give to Patients Than Other Opiates
Vicodin, one of the widely prescribed prescription painkillers is also the least restricted of the opiate drug category, a situation recent national news and medical reports are emphasizing.
Vicodin in its generic form, a combination of hydrocodone and acetaminophen, is listed by the Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule III – the same class as many types of anesthetics or steroid drugs. In comparison, codeine and the prescription opioid oxycodone are listed as a Schedule II. At the highest restriction, Schedule I, are drugs like heroin. Read More…
- Eight-Year-Old Boy Caught Distributing Prescription Drugs to Classmates
In Fitzgerald, Georgia, an eight-year-old boy was caught giving out prescription pills to his classmates.
- One in Ten Teens Abuse Vicodin
Surveys indicate that nearly one in 10 high-school seniors reported past year non-medical use of the painkiller Vicodin, but methamphetamine use dropped. The series of classroom surveys of 46,097 eighth, 10th, and 12th graders, conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, also found that declines in teen marijuana use have stalled.
- Prescription-Drug-Impaired Driver to be Sentenced for Fatal Crash
A 22-year-old man convicted of killing a 14-year-old bicyclist while texting and driving under the influence of two different prescription drugs could get 10 years in prison when he is sentenced today.
- More People in Florida Dying from Prescription Drugs than Illicit Ones
In Florida, a statewide report on drug-related deaths shows that the number of fatalities from prescription drugs continues to surpass those caused by illegal drugs such as heroin and cocaine.
- Man Convicted for Killing Teen Bicyclist while Impaired by Vicodin and Xanax
A 22-year-old man who struck and killed a teenage bicyclist while under the influence of Vicodin and Xanax two years ago in Huntington Beach, CA, was convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter and faces up to 10 years in prison. He will be sentenced on December 11th by Orange County Superior Court Judge M. Marc Kelly.
The Pain of Addiction
Vicodin addiction often starts innocently enough. Most people start taking Vicodin or other pain medications after surgery or an injury. But then they can’t stop. They need more to get the same pain relief. They start doctor shopping to get more pills. And the cycle continues until it takes over their lives.
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