Vicodin, Acetaminophen/Hydrocodone News

From Suzanne Saenz of Houston , this excerpt from the plaintiff's deposition in a medical malpractice case.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the total number of painkillers prescribed in a single year could medicate every adult living in the U.S. around the clock.

A woman spent two years going to garage sales then asking to use people's restrooms, just to steal their prescription drugs.

The paths out of addiction are as varied as those that lead in. There is no silver bullet to slay a demon that is unique to each victim.

From time to time, pain grips Anna's belly so severely that she has to excuse herself, hide in the bathroom, double over on the toilet, and dab herself with lavender oil to try to keep from puking.

Fourteen years is a long time to wait for anything. When you need help, 14 years is a really long time to wait.

Mingo County has begun a program to encourage addicts to turn in illicitly used drugs.

The Commercial Appeal reported that 79 of the 92 drug-related deaths in Shelby County in 2010 can be attributed to prescription medications such as methadone and oxycodone.

The Commercial Appeal reports 79 of the 92 drug-related deaths in Shelby County in 2010 can be attributed to prescription medications such as methadone and oxycodone.

Zogenix currently awaits an approval decision from the FDA on Zohydro ER , a hydrocodone bitartrate formulation that differs from existing hydrocodone products because it does not include acetaminophen .

Two women were charged with child neglect Wednesday, after police say an 18-month-old boy seemed to have overdosed on pain medication in their Jenks home last week.

The US government anti-marijuana shills, the police, the sheriff's deputies, the district attorneys, the judges, the anti-marijuana psychologists, the anti-marijuana psychiatrists, and about half of the voting public, who have seen the movie "Reefer Madness," seem to believe that marijuana is dangerous with barely a shred of evidence, that it is.

Acetaminophen and cannabinoid receptor interactions were the focus of a research article published in the Journal of Neuropharmacology .

Zogenix is a pharmaceutical company specializing in the commercialization and development of products for the treatment of central nervous system disorders and pain.

Here's hoping 2011 was the crest in prescription-drug fueled wave of overdose deaths sweeping through Ohio.