Vicodin, Acetaminophen/Hydrocodone News

The family of one of four people killed in a New York pharmacy holdup filed a $20 million lawsuit Thursday, alleging that a drug company that manufactures painkillers, a physician accused of improperly distributing the drugs, police officials and others were responsible for the victim's death.

THE DOWNWARD spiral of too many Massachusetts overdose victims started with a prescription painkiller.

Prescription drug abuse is on the rise. Narcotic pain relievers like Vicodin, Hydrocodone, Oxycontin are popular and very available to teens.

On Jan. 12, 2011, Karen Grant, a great-great grandmother from Akron, met with a man to sell him pain pills.

With the abuse of prescription pain killers having reached epidemic levels in Massachusetts, the Senate on Thursday unanimously passed legislation for strict oversight of the drugs, Senator Mike Rush announced.

Occasionally, Beacon Hill's petty personality politics - with recalcitrant chairmen shunted from power over perceived slights or rebellious rank-and-filers neutered by a leadership that can dictate which liquor license bills go where - smash headfirst into the inescapably real.

A consumer advocacy group has warned the FDA that new single entity, extended-release formulations of the opioid painkiller hydrocodone could bring on the next tidal wave of overdose deaths and addictions if approved by the agency.

A former Fairview Ridges Hospital nurse admitted today in court to driving under the influence of Vicodin, crashing her car in Burnsville and injuring a man.

With the abuse of prescription pain killers having reached epidemic levels in Massachusetts, the Senate on Thursday unanimously passed legislation for strict oversight of the drugs, Senator Karen Spilka announced.

It was about a year ago, after a broken leg and a couple of surgeries at Martha's Vineyard Hospital, that I first became aware of the connection between prescription painkillers and crime on the Island.

A 45-year-old former nurse at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has been arrested on suspicion of fraudulently obtaining prescription medication while at work between July 2010 and September 2011, according to a criminal complaint.

A rash of pharmacy burglaries in Jonesboro over the last month or so calls more attention to the latest trend in drug abuse - the abuse of prescription drugs obtained illegally.

New Hampshire has one of the worst prescription drug abuse problems in the country.

The Nashville Predators need to be a buyer on the NHL's trade market if they are truly to position... TennCare has seen a steady increase in spending on narcotics prescriptions since 2007.

With close to 2 million Americans dependent on or abusing prescription painkillers, a growing number of families are redefining their notions of what a drug addict looks like.

Vicodin. Percocet. OxyContin. You might recognize these names: they're all narcotic painkillers.

A corrections officer at the G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility was arraigned today on felony charges after police said they caught him meeting a prisoner's family and collecting a bag of drugs.

Meet Chris Carberg. He's the 28-year-old Hollywood actor A A who launchedA Holypop.com - a new web site that targets young Christians A in an effort to spark their interest in biblical principles.

A multiple sclerosis drug made by industry giant Novartis is under investigation after at least 11 patients taking the medicine died.

Nursing home employees in Sulphur linked to bogus prescriptions for painkillers.