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- About.com: OxyContin - Painkiller Drug Addiction - Collection of articles and resources regarding the drug.
today.about.com/newsissues/today/library/spotnews/bltodayoxycontin.htm
- Calgary Sun: Police Fear Spread of 'Hillbilly Heroin' - Tony Seskus' article: "An abuse epidemic of OxyContin is sweeping across the U.S. and authorities north of border fear it may spread here."
www.canoe.ca/CNEWSLaw0111/27_hillbilly-sun.html
- CBC News: Hillbilly Heroin - Brief overview of the drug, links, and an interview with a former addict in RealAudio format.
www.cbc.ca/fifth/main_hillbillyheroin.html
- Guardian Unlimited: Hillbilly Heroin - The Painkiller Abuse Wrecking Lives in West Virginia - Special report on the OxyContin problem in West Virginia, and the drug's addictive affects.
www.guardian.co.uk/bush/story/0,7369,512026,00.html
- HowStuffWorks: OxyContin - Offers a question and answer about the drug oxycodone hydrochloride.
www.howstuffworks.com/question706.htm
- NCADI: OxyContin Information - Provides FAQs, general information about semisynthetic opioids and their addiction potential, summarizes evidence-based protocols for treatment, and provides referral sources for further information. [PDF Format]
www.health.org/promos/cbs%2Doxy.htm
- OxyAbuseKills.com - Aims to bring awareness on how easy it is to overdose on the opiate OxyContin. Features background, personal stories, FAQs, overdose information, and details on how to battle it.
www.oxyabusekills.com
- Oxycodone - Information from the RxList.
www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/oxyapap.htm
- Oxycodone - Explores various issues regarding the pharmacology, uses, and problems associated with this narcotic.
opioids.com/oxycodone/index.html
- Oxycodone - Information about dosage, usage, and interactions.
www.drugdigest.org/DD/DVH/Uses/0,3915,515|Oxycodone,00.html
- OxyContin - Discusses dosing and delivery systems.
www.pain.com/painexpo/exhibits/purdue/oxycontin.cfm
- OxyContin - Prescribing information for US health care professionals.
www.pain.com/painexpo/exhibits/purdue/oxypi.cfm
- OxyContin - Brief information about the drug and its side effects. Includes photo.
www.streetdrugs.org/oxycontin.htm
- OxyContin FAQ - Answers to regulation and restriction questions from the US Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration.
www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drugs_concern/oxycodone/oxycontin_faq.htm
- Pain Drug Becomes the Heroin of the Midwest - Article outlining the rise in the recreational use of OxyContin in Cinncinati.
enquirer.com/editions/2001/02/07/loc_oxycontin_pain_drug.html
- The Christian Science Monitor: Rise of 'Hillbilly Heroin' Creates Alarm in East - Mark Sappenfield's article discusses the drug's affects on the U.S, the pharmacy robberies it has caused, and the law suit against its manufacturer.
www.csmonitor.com/durable/2001/07/12/p1s3.htm
- The Leaf-Chronicle: Police Fear 'Hillbilly Heroin' Creeping up on Clarksville - Brian Dunn's article: "The drug works wonders on severe pain, but moved into the black market quickly after it got FDA approval. Early signs of its abuse in Montgomery County have surfaced."
www.theleafchronicle.com/news/stories/20020203/topstories/1581002.html
- The OxyContin Controversy - Collection of articles related to this issue.
www.csdp.org/news/news/oxycontin.htm
- The Straits Times: 'Hillbilly Heroin' From US Hits Britain's Streets - Brief article, providing an overview of the drug, and expressing fears about its emergence in Britain.
straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/world/story/0,1870,110258,00.html
- Washington Post: Fight Against OxyContin Brings Conviction - Josh White's article about the conviction of a woman for selling OxyContin and other painkillers from her Dale City home.
www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A41948-2001May3¬Found=true
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