Vicodin: profile and news

Teens find a high in the medicine cabinet  17 May 2006
...today by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America shows that 4.5 million teens -- about 1 in 5 -- have tried prescription painkillers like Vicodin and OxyContin ... - DetNews.com,

Tuesday, May 16, 2006, 3:12 pm  17 May 2006
Nineteen percent, nearly one in five, have used prescription pain medicine to get high, drugs like Vicodin, Oxycontin or Ritalin. ... - NBC5.com,

1 in 5 teens has abused painkillers  17 May 2006
Partnership for a Drug-Free America study, released Monday, shows that one in five teenagers has tried prescription painkillers such as Vicodin and OxyContin ... - NorthJersey.com,

Study: One in five teens have tried prescription painkillers  17 May 2006
...study released Tuesday by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America found that one in five teens have tried prescription painkillers such as Vicodin or OxyContin ... - Savannah Morning News,

Study: One in Five Teens Abuses Prescription Drugs  17 May 2006
...inhibitions.". Drugs like vicodin or oxycontin. A national study shows nearly one in five teens report using prescription drugs to get high. ... - WMTV,

Organization Reports Teens Abusing Prescription Drugs  17 May 2006
His mom started a local effort to fight teen drug abuse. But she didn't know her own son was using Vicodin, Oxycontin and a number of other prescription drugs. ... - NBC4.TV,

One In Five Teens Use Prescription Drugs To Get High  17 May 2006
America. It shows one in five teens have tried to use prescription drugs to get high, including vicodin and oxycontin. Teenagers ... - WKRC 12,

Jamie Kennedy: Rap Star?  17 May 2006
..."I'm not Elizabeth Taylor but I did just take a Vicodin," Kennedy says in a phone interview with CBSNews.com. "I’m in so much pain. I hurt my ribs.". ... - CBS News

Missed Signs In Case of Cop Who Stole Drugs  17 May 2006
...light. These contained mostly heroin and methamphetamine, but also included ecstasy, rock cocaine, vicodin and oxycontine. Documents ... - Berkeley Daily Planet,

Two plead guilty in Vicodin scam  May 9, 2006
In the court proceedings, the two men admitted that Smith would give Flaherty large amounts of Vicodin and other prescription drugs in exchange for cocaine for ... - Pioneer Press,

Former Humane Society Director Illegally Obtains Vicodin  May 11, 2006
SAN DIEGO -- The former executive director of the North County Humane Society pleaded guilty Thursday to fraudulently obtaining 3,600 Vicodin tablets by using ... - 10News.com,

Dentist is accused of prescription fraud  May 14, 2006
McCrady issued more than 300 bogus prescriptions involving "tens of thousands of pills." Most of the prescriptions were for the painkiller Vicodin, he said. - Indianapolis Star,

2 guilty in scheme to sell Vicodin  May 10, 2006
In the court proceedings, the two men admitted Smith would give Flaherty large amounts of Vicodin, the brand name used for hydrocodone, and other prescription ... - Pioneer Press,

Former animal shelter director pleads guilty  May 12, 2006
Humane Society, pleaded guilty Thursday to using the federal drug registration numbers of three veterinarians to fraudulently obtain 3,600 Vicodin tablets. ... - North County Times,

Doctors face minor convictions  May 10, 2006
Dr. Charles Randall Chube and his brother Dr. David Demaret Chube II prescribed more than 5,000 pain medications including OxyContin and Vicodin within a two ... - Gary Post Tribune,

Arrests For Prescription Drug Crimes Increase  May 15, 2006
Lea last weekend and found about 30 prescription pills including Oxycontin, Xanax, Phenobarbital, Ambien, Lunesta, Temazepam, Clonazepam, Vicodin and Percocet. ... - cbs4denver.com,

Phenergan should be a controlled drug!  May 15, 2006
Has anyone ever had to take Phenergan, also known as Promethazine or Promethagan??? This drug should be Controlled just like vicodin or clonazepam..... ... - ProgressiveU.org,

Study: OTC drugs, prescriptions send more to ER than cocaine  May 9, 2006
...rooms than cocaine, according to new federal data that reflect the growing popularity of powerful painkillers such as OxyContin, Vicodin and hydrocodone. ... - USA Today

Ruckus Wireless' Smart Wi-Fi Technology Finds Home in America's ...  May 15, 2006
We've turned out to be the industry's Vicodin." The Ruckus MediaFlex system is giving rural telcos around the country an easier, efficient and more cost ... - PR Newswire (press release),

Pill-poppers clogging America's hospitals  May 10, 2006
From OxyContin, Vicodin, hydrocodone to Percocet, there's no end to the recreational possibilities many Americans can find in their medicine chests. ... - Sploid (satire)

Former Assisted Living Facility Employee Sentenced  May 10, 2006
Prosecutors say Schwoch was a nursing assistant at Applegate Terrace in Wausau and swapped out dozens of Vicodin pills for Tylenol. - WSAW,

First-Ever Systematic Analysis of Internet Chatter Yields ...  May 4, 2006
Nathaniel Katz, MD, MS, specifically analyzed Internet chatter about three target dugs: OxyContin(R) (oxycodone HCl controlled-release), Vicodin(R) (hydrocodone ... - PR Newswire (press release),

Internet Drug Abuse Study Presented at the American Pain Society ...  May 4, 2006
MD, MS, specifically analyzed Internet chatter about three target dugs: OxyContin® (oxycodone HCl controlled-release), Vicodin® (hydrocodone/acetaminophen ... - PharmaLive.com (press release),

Ozaukee/Washington County New Briefs  May 2, 2006
Monday in Ozaukee County Circuit Court, Timothy P. Behrens, 35, impersonated a local physician and ordered by telephone a prescription for Vicodin for his wife ... - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription),

My Big Secret: Addicted to Painkillers  May 5, 2006
..."They started giving me Vicodin for the pain, and I noticed I started needing more and more of the pain pills," she said. Domino ... - ABC News

Pain medications have their downsides  May 1, 2006
Q: Why are anti-inflammatories used for musculoskeletal pain, including back pain etc? Why don't more doctors prescribe medications such as Vicodin? -- Paul L. ... - Munster Times,

Heroin access easy, death toll scary  May 14, 2006
...alcohol used to be considered the "gateway" to harder drugs, expert and anecdotal evidence suggests that prescription painkillers like Vicodin, Percoset and ... - Connecticut Post,

Doctor leads way in fight over pain relief  May 13, 2006
...narcotics from the nation’s drug supply chain, but relatively easy to identify doctors who write large numbers of Percocet or Vicodin or OxyContin ... - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,

Phenergan Rarely Used for Stomach Flu Nausea  May 6, 2006
Phenergan is also sometimes used by drug abusers to enhance their highs from opium-derived painkillers, such as OxyContin and Vicodin, said Dr. Bankole Johnson ... - Los Angeles Times,

Drug helps Janesville couple overcome addictions  May 6, 2006
Her only scrapes with the law were parking and speeding tickets. Lisa had been prescribed Vicodin, an opiate, for chronic neck pain. ... - Janesville Gazette,

Podiatrist faces 38 drug charges  May 3, 2006
Those people told police that Johnson provided them with prescriptions for large quantities of Vicodin and Valium without conducting medical examinations for ... - Charleston Gazette (subscription),

Ask the Clinician: Answers to Readers' Questions  May 8, 2006
I also must take daily pain meds (Vicodin, Advil, and Ultram) due to severe arthritis, so rebound headaches are probably an issue... Cyndi-lou. ... - About - News & Issues,

BADEN - Drug charge filed  May 5, 2006
Officers found a bottle containing Vicodin that had been prescribed to Joanne Bachor, no address given, who is Robert Bachor's mother. ... - Beaver County Times,

The Surreal Life 6 - Episode 08  May 7, 2006
...problem. Flo plays a clip of Maven talking on the phone with a friend, confiding that he may need to go to a program for Vicodin. ... - The Trades,

Woman gets probation in Rx case  Apr 27, 2006
She was charged in February by Sturbridge police with forging prescriptions for Vicodin, a pain killer, and getting them filled at Wal-Mart in that town. ... - Worcester Telegram (subscription),

Depicting drug abuse not a joking matter  Apr 16, 2006
Karen's fondness for booze and prescription painkillers such as Vicodin, which she apparently goes through like Tic Tacs, is one of the show's most reliable ... - Houston Chronicle,

Humane Society Director In Court On Drug Charges  Apr 17, 2006
Stacy Steel, 38, of Encinitas, was booked last week on suspicion of obtaining a controlled substance -- hydrocodone, commonly known as Vicodin -- by fraud or ... - 10News.com,

Prescription drugs bring legal repercussions  Apr 27, 2006
Police and students agree that prescription drugs such as Oxycontin, Vicodin, Valium and Adderall are readily available even without a prescription. ... - University of Colorado The Campus Press,

Mother's sentence upheld in child's death Healdsburg mom left kids ...  Apr 25, 2006
...woman whose 2-year-old son died in a locked minivan, in temperatures approaching 120 degrees, while she lay unconscious from the effects of Vicodin and alcohol ... - San Francisco Chronicle,

Ex-Humane Society chief pleads not guilty to prescription fraud  Apr 17, 2006
Steel used the federal drug registration numbers of three veterinarians to acquire 3,600 tablets of hydrocodone – commonly known as Vicodin – between last ... - San Diego Union Tribune,

Brandon woman faces felony charges in crash  May 9, 2006
Among them were Lyrica and Liodine, which come with instructions not to drive while using them; another, Vicodin, has a warning that it may impair the ability ... - Boston Globe,

Police and Fire Report  Apr 22, 2006
MAN ARRESTED: A Marshall man was arraigned on charges of illegal possession of Vicodin after his arrest Thursday by Calhoun County Sheriff Department deputies. ... - Battle Creek Enquirer,

Unger murder trial resumes Wednesday  May 9, 2006
Unger entered and successfully completed a five-month rehabilitation program in Grand Rapids for his addiction to gambling, marijuana and Vicodin, a powerful ... - DetNews.com,

Pharmacy Closed For Allegedly Filling Online Orders  May 10, 2006
...a doctor. Consumer protection agents said the pharmacy was mailing out pills like oxycontin and vicodin on a daily basis. The pharmacy ... - NBC30.com,

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