Prescription Opioids Have Wreaked Havoc on the Bay State. for Big Pharma …

Prescription opioids have wreaked havoc on the Bay State. For Big Pharma …
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New Englanders entered substance abuse treatment facilities in 2009 for opioids at a rate twice as high as the national average, according to the Drug Abuse Warning Network. While the treatment admission rate for heroin declined nationally, admissions … Read more on The Phoenix

Oxycontin exit leads to heroin boom in Calgary
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Abuse of opioids — opium-like drugs — exploded in Canada when Oxycontin hit and Hajela said governments and even many in the medical community “missed the boat” thinking addicts would seek treatment when Purdue Pharma stopped manufacturing the drug … Read more on Calgary Sun