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It’s time to put an end to our “prescription drug culture”

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I stumbled across this while reading Gawker: “Teen socialite” Peaches Geldof says the staff at the fashion magazine Nylon prefer prescription drugs over illegal drugs –

What’s the drug of choice at Nylon? “Klonopin.” Peaches was definitely the talky one. Why? “It’s just a very large prescription drug culture.”…

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Did doctors illegally prescribe pills to Heath Ledger?

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Doctors in California and Texas are currently under investigation for illegally prescribing Ledger the painkillers Oxycontin and Vicodin, according to reports.

Whether the individual doctors did anything wrong, however, patients can get in trouble when they go to multiple doctors — which is increasingly the case in today’s world.

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Hydrocodone supplants OxyContin as the new “hillbilly heroin”

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A few years ago, OxyContin was all over the news because of Rush Limbaugh’s much-publicized addiction — and also because its illicit use was so widespread in Appalachia that it was known as “hillbilly heroin.”

We’re not sure about Rush, but apparently the hillibillies have moved on — to hydrocodone. According to the [...]

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OxyContin junkies on the loose? Don’t worry — the Rx Patrol is here!

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From the Hagerstown, Md., Herald-Mail:

A drug company gave rewards Friday to three Virginia residents who assisted in apprehending a Waynesboro, Pa., man charged in a May 2 robbery and carjacking in Williamsport.

Rx Patrol, which is financed by OxyContin maker Purdue Pharmaceutical Co., gave $3,750 in rewards, Washington County Sheriff’s Department [...]

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Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2007: A closer look

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The Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2007, a bill jointly introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), is currently being considered by Congress.

We strongly favor this proposed legislation and, though we are a bit cynical about its prospects, we thought we would [...]

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