Archive for Oxycontin

Most addictive pain killers on the market

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

Elizabeth Hartney at health site About.com has composed a list of the ten most addictive pain killers on the market today.  All of these are synthetic or semi-synthetic opiates. Here is the list: 1. Fentanyl 2. Stadol 3. OxyContin 4. Demerol 5. Hydrocodone 6. MS Contin 7. Percocet 8. Lorcet 9. Dilaudid 10. Zydone In ... read more »

Chaperon who had heroin on school trip pleads guilty

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

In October 2011 Stephanie F. Bailey of Addison, WI, volunteered as a parent chaperon for a school trip her 7-year-old daughter class to historic Pioneer Village in Hawthorn Hills County Park, Wi. Part way through the trip, Stephanie excused herself from the group in order to use the restroom. After an extended period, when she ... read more »

Prescription abuse on the rise

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in America and rural residents are twice as likely to overdose on prescription pills than People in the cities. Prescription drugs are now responsible for more deaths than Heroin and Cocaine combined. In many places prescription drugs has overtaken meth as the most abused drug. The hot new ... read more »