Sentences with phrase «like oxycontin»

Many times, patients develop addictions to powerful opioid pain relievers, like Oxycontin and Percocet, and for many, heroin and methamphetamines are the next level up.

Multicolored pills with sacred names like OxyContin and Dilaudid tumble out of vials to be gulped by the fistful.

Common opiate prescription addictions come from drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin, Norco, Dilaudid, and Methadone.

Just five years ago, a «kitchen sink» approach like Robbins might have been pooh - poohed by pain - management types, who would have been quick to prescribe hard - core, addictive drugs like oxycontin for such a serious condition.

Nationwide, approximately 2 million people abuse or depend on prescription opioid painkillers like OxyContin and morphine.

The CDC laid out new recommendations for opioid drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin, and Percocet, as the risks in the form of addiction and death outweigh their alleged benefits.

The US is suffering from a deadly opioid epidemic, especially in rural areas, thanks to the widespread use of drugs like OxyContin as painkillers.

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I could regale you with stories of the past few years: things I never thought I would have to know but do, like the street value of OxyContin or the smell of a detox facility.

Speaking on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Gillibrand said she's heard too many parents tell her how they have lost their children to opioid addiction, which began with an overprescription of painkillers like Percocet or OxyContin.

Many people who drink diet soda are trying to lose (or keep off) weight by eating healthier, and they may turn to the sweetness of diet soda for comfort as they scale back on sugar, carbohydrates, and other satisfying foods — much like a heroin addict who steps down to Oxycontin, Dr. Urschel says.

This epidemic of addiction has left millions of people dependent on illegal narcotics such as heroin, or to prescription opioid pain relievers like oxycodone (brand name: OxyContin), codeine, and morphine.

One that Purdue was pushing aggressively was OxyContin, which included the semi-synthetic opioid oxycodone, a morphine like drug based on elements of the opium poppy.

The behavioral addiction of the usage of smartphones gradually begins creating neurological brain connections in ways much like how individuals using Oxycontin for relief of pain experience opioid addiction.

But that September Lawson was indicted in federal court in Ohio on felony charges of conspiracy to obtain controlled substances, primarily prescription drugs like Percodan and OxyContin.

We will aggressively defend your rights and protect your interests for all drug charges, including those involving marijuana, methamphetamine, crack, cocaine, heroin and prescription drugs like Xanax, OxyContin and Vicodin (Hydrocodone).

RI Users of these medications can and often do become quickly dependent on painkillers, like Percocet and OxyContin.

I haven't heard of a single pharmacist making a fuss over dispensing erectile dysfunction drugs like Viagra or highly addictive narcotics such as OxyContin.