painkillers
Still recovering from a bruising sex tape with Rebecca Gayheart, TV's "McSteamy" announces that he's addicted to painkillers he was taking for a sports injury. MORE
Even after being arrested and charged with serious drug crimes, many Florida doctors keep the prescriptions flowing. MORE
By Dirk Hanson
“Dentists write the third-most prescriptions for immediate release opioids in the United States.” MORE
By Dirk Hanson
Billionaire Oil Heir Brandon Davis Avoids Jail on Coke Possession Charges (and Makes $250k in the Process), Controversial War Correspondent Sniffles That AA Killed her Marriage, and President Obama Targets Powerful Kenyan Drug Lord. MORE
By Dirk Hanson
Legitimate Pain Patients Going Untreated Due to Oxy Abuse, Wrestling With Addiction Tales for Stage and Screen, and Surgeons Pondering Alcoholism as a Legal Defense. MORE
By Dirk Hanson
Half of all Americans take at least one prescription pill every month. MORE
By Dirk Hanson
Drug Crime Causes Prison Gridlock, How the Press Missed the Drug War at Home, and Why Even Slime Mould Prefers Sedatives. MORE
By Kirwan Gray
The actor never regained consciousness after being hospitalized for an alleged drug overdose. MORE
By Dirk Hanson
More Debate Over Medicating Kids, New Hope for Non-Addictive Painkillers, and Patrick Kennedy on Brain Science. MORE
By Kirwan Gray
CNN reported that Conaway’s chances looked "increasingly grim" as a blood infection reasserted itself. MORE
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