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Oxycontin
Epidemic of Oxycontin Addiction Leads to Kentucky Lawsuit
Oct 5, 2007
| Parker Waichman LLP, LLP
Oxycontin, also known as “hillbilly heroin” is an extremely addictive drug that has been blamed for thousands of drug overdose deaths...
OxyContin maker, execs plead guilty
May 10, 2007
| AP
The maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin and three of its current and former executives pleaded guilty Thursday to misleading the public about...
Makers of OxyContin Slapped with $600 Million Penalty
May 10, 2007
| NewsInferno.com
Today, the dangers of addiction and abuse associated with the powerful narcotic OxyContin are well-established and well-known. However, when the drug...
Drug Maker to Pay $19.5M in Settlement
May 8, 2007
| AP
Drug maker Purdue Pharma L.P. has agreed to pay $19.5 million to 26 states and the District of Columbia to settle complaints that it encouraged...
CDC: Drug Overdoses on the Rise
Feb 12, 2007
| NewsInferno.com
According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, poisoning mortality rates in the United States increased each year from 1999 to 2004,...
CDC Finds Dramatic Rise in Drug Deaths
Feb 9, 2007
| AP
Unintentional fatal drug overdoses in the United States nearly doubled from 1999 to 2004, overtaking falls to become the nation's second-leading...
Purdue Pharma settles OxyContin suit
Jun 13, 2006
| UPI
Stamford, Conn.,-based drug maker Purdue Pharma L.P., reportedly has settled a civil case relating to its prescription painkiller OxyContin. The...
State Senator Proposes Banning OxyContin
Oct 5, 2005
| www.sentinelandenterprise.com
Westford resident Steward Walton understands the lethal effect of abusing pain killers.Two of Walton's children died in connection with their...
Purdue Pharma Faces 1,000 New Individual Law Suits in New York City Claiming Addiction to OxyContin
Aug 28, 2005
| www.newsinferno.com
Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, faces 1,000 separate lawsuits from people who claim they became addicted to the drug. Although...
Massachusetts Revokes License of Doctor for Massive OxyContin Prescription Abuse Calling Him a Serious Threat to Public Safety
Aug 27, 2005
| www.Newsinferno.com
Following an emergency hearing before the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine, Dr. Michael R. Brown, a Cape Cod physician, has lost his...
