Rx Drug Abuse Leading to Spike in Az Heroin Use

Published November 24, 2013

Rx drug abuse leading to spike in Az heroin use
“The gateway to heroin use is through prescription pain pills containing oxycodone and hydrocodone,” said Dr. David Greenberg, a Scottsdale-based expert in addiction medicine. “Over 95 percent of heroin addicts that I see got their start using …
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Solving Opioid Addiction Crisis: No Silver Bullet
Opioid painkillers like oxycodone, hydrocodone and codeine are the most prescribed drugs in the United States – more than statins used to reduce cholesterol. Those drugs account for the overwhelming majority of drug … In an interview before a town …
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Hershey cardiologist pleads guilty for role in York drug ring
Claude Fanelli Jr., 57, of 6485 Gallop Road in Harrisburg, pleaded guilty Monday in York County Court to prescribing a controlled substance not in accordance with accepted treatment principles and conspiracy to deliver oxycodone. Fanelli previously …
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