New Powerful Painkiller Zohydro Promises to Be a Frightening Street Drug …

Published March 5, 2014

New powerful painkiller Zohydro promises to be a frightening street drug …
A coalition of more than 40 health care, consumer and addiction treatment groups is urging the Food and Drug Administration to revoke approval of the prescription drug Zohydro. The hydrocodone-based drug is the latest in a long line of painkillers …
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Zac took 'sober coach' to Oscars
The 26-year-old actor – who spent some time in a rehabilitation facility early last year, allegedly because of an addiction to drugs, alcohol and the painkiller Oxycodone – made sure that he wasn't tempted at Sunday's glamorous ceremony by having …
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Comedian David McSavage reveals he had a crippling addiction to painkillers …
Top comedian David McSavage has told of his battle to beat a crippling painkiller addiction that saw him taking 24 tablets a day. The Dubliner has revealed he would travel around to pharmacies near his home to buy over-the-counter drug Solpadeine.
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