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 About.com: OxyContin - Painkiller Drug Addiction Description: Collection of articles and resources regarding the drug. (today.about.com) |
| Calgary Sun: Police Fear Spread of 'Hillbilly Heroin' Description: Tony Seskus' article: "An abuse epidemic of OxyContin is sweeping across the U.S. and authorities north of border fear it may spread here." (canoe.ca) |
| CBC News: Hillbilly Heroin Description: Brief overview of the drug, links, and an interview with a former addict in RealAudio format. (cbc.ca) |
| DrugDigest: Oxycodone ( OxyIR, Roxicodone ) Description: Information on dosage, usage, side effects, interactions, and drug comparisons, including generics when available. (drugdigest.org) |
| Guardian Unlimited: Hillbilly Heroin - The Painkiller Abuse Wrecking Lives in West Virginia Description: Special report on the OxyContin problem in West Virginia, and the drug's addictive affects. (guardian.co.uk) |
| HowStuffWorks: OxyContin Description: Offers a question and answer about the drug oxycodone hydrochloride. (howstuffworks.com) |
| NCADI: OxyContin Information Description: Provides FAQs, general information about semisynthetic opioids and their addiction potential, summarizes evidence-based protocols for treatment, and provides referral sources for further information. [PDF Format] (health.org) |
| OxyAbuseKills.ca Description: Encourages awareness of how easy it is to overdose Oxycontin, it's other abuse dangers, and the dangers of prescription drug abuse. (oxyabusekills.ca) |
| OxyAbuseKills.com Description: Aims to bring awareness on how easy it is to overdose on the opiate OxyContin. Features background, personal stories, FAQs, overdose information, and details on how to battle it. (oxyabusekills.com) |
| Oxycodone Description: Explores various issues regarding the pharmacology, uses, and problems associated with this narcotic. (opioids.com) |
| Oxycodone Description: Information from the RxList. (rxlist.com) |
| OxyContin Description: Brief information about the drug and its side effects. Includes photo. (streetdrugs.org) |
| OxyContin FAQ Description: Answers to regulation and restriction questions from the US Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration. (deadiversion.usdoj.gov) |
| Pain Drug Becomes the Heroin of the Midwest Description: Article outlining the rise in the recreational use of OxyContin in Cinncinati. (enquirer.com) |
| Roxicodone Description: Full prescribing information from RxList. (rxlist.com) |
| The Christian Science Monitor: Rise of 'Hillbilly Heroin' Creates Alarm in East Description: Mark Sappenfield's article discusses the drug's affects on the U.S, the pharmacy robberies it has caused, and the law suit against its manufacturer. (csmonitor.com) |
| The Leaf-Chronicle: Police Fear 'Hillbilly Heroin' Creeping up on Clarksville Description: Brian Dunn's article: "The drug works wonders on severe pain, but moved into the black market quickly after it got FDA approval. Early signs of its abuse in Montgomery County have surfaced." (theleafchronicle.com) |
| The OxyContin Controversy Description: Collection of articles related to this issue. (csdp.org) |
| Washington Post: Fight Against OxyContin Brings Conviction Description: Josh White's article about the conviction of a woman for selling OxyContin and other painkillers from her Dale City home. (washingtonpost.com) |
