Pure Hydrocodone, Stronger Than Vicodin, Approved by FDA
Pure hydrocodone, stronger than Vicodin, approved by FDA
Drugs like Vicodin would be moved from its current classification as a Schedule III drug to a more restricted Schedule II category, which means the drug has a high potential for abuse and can lead to severe physical or psychological dependence. Under … Read more on CBS News
FDA approves more potent, pure hydrocodone painkiller drug
They include morphine, heroin, oxycodone, codeine and methadone. … Bill Keating, D-Mass., said the FDA should have required the drug to contain anti-abuse design features that would make it harder for users to crush the pills and snort or inject them. Read more on KOMO News
Police officer's widow sues driver who killed him in drug-influenced car crash
A recovering heroin addict, Cassella admitted that at the time of the crash, he was under the influence of heroin, Xanax, morphine and methadone, which he was using under prescription. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Wargo, from the … Read more on The Star-Ledger – NJ.com