http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/OxyContinFind stories, videos, and photos about OxyContin from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:37:11 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/OxyContin14433Find stories, videos, and photos about OxyContin from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/24/pregnant.addicts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/24/pregnant.addicts/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome are girlish 22-year-olds; others are women approaching 40. They come from South Carolina's rural counties and its booming cities. They are loud and muted, lively and vacant, hopeful and desperate.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:39:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20308920,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20308920,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe popular deejay had a number of drugs in his system at the time of his deathTue, 29 Sep 2009 20:07:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20301900,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20301900,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnAuthorities also found a Valentine's card from an ex-girlfriend, the source tells PEOPLEWed, 02 Sep 2009 16:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/02/dj.am.death.oxycontin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/02/dj.am.death.oxycontin/index.html#cnnSTCTextWas it a suicide or an accident?Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/12/zeppala.addiction.painkillers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/12/zeppala.addiction.painkillers/index.html#cnnSTCTextPrescribed opioids -- pain medication -- have become the fastest-growing addiction problem in the United States. They are second to marijuana as the most commonly used illicit substances.Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/07/21/dental.doping/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/07/21/dental.doping/index.html#cnnSTCTextKenny Morrison soaked in life from his beachfront home. A top chef at a trendy L.A. restaurant, he served dinner to the Hollywood stars, including A-listers.Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:05:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20288368,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20288368,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnNo Demerol or Oxycontin given to the singer - but a valiant effort to save his life, says lawyerTue, 30 Jun 2009 11:28:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20279496,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20279496,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnSherry Johnston, whose son is Bristol Palin's ex-fiancé, is given time to reconsider pleaSun, 17 May 2009 18:09:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20278816,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20278816,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnSherry Johnson, who is awaiting trial on drug charges, says grandson Tripp was able to visit her at homeThu, 14 May 2009 14:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/13/addiction.recovery.school.teens/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/13/addiction.recovery.school.teens/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was Halloween night when 12-year-old Lucy Gross picked up her first marijuana cigarette, starting a spiral from which she is still struggling to recover.Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:16:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20259315,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20259315,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe mother of Bristol Palin¹s fiancé will answer to six felony counts in MaySun, 15 Feb 2009 18:19:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20250904,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20250904,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"I'm in pain," says the recently-arrested grandmother of Bristol Palin's childFri, 09 Jan 2009 17:59:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20247953,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20247953,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnSherry Johnston – set to be grandmother to Bristol Palin's baby – faces six felony chargesSun, 21 Dec 2008 01:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/06/fl.insurance.drug.ring/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/06/fl.insurance.drug.ring/index.html#cnnSTCTextFifty-six government employees -- including a police officer, a felony court clerk, two corrections officers and 27 school bus drivers and attendants -- were arrested in a scam that used health insurance information to fraudulently obtain prescriptions for the painkiller OxyContin, authorities said Wednesday.Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1820828,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1820828,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIt's called the "love hormone," and it's been shown to mitigate symptoms of social disorders like autism. Now some manufacturers are touting it as a shyness remedyMon, 21 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/06/10/favre.strahan/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/06/10/favre.strahan/index.htmlOver the phone from Mississippi, Brett Favre had a message for Michael Strahan this morning.Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:56:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1732009,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1732009,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNationwide, methadone deaths are increasing at a faster rate than any other drug-related deaths, the National Center for Health Statistics reported in FebruaryThu, 17 Apr 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20181200,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20181200,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnAfter clearing two doctors, investigators look for how Ledger obtained the painkillersSat, 01 Mar 2008 18:22:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20181179,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20181179,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnFeds determine that they met with Heath but did not prescribe the most powerful drugsFri, 29 Feb 2008 20:22:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20180849,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20180849,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnPhysicians in California and Texas are under investigation by the DEAFri, 29 Feb 2008 01:22:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1694093,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1694093,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe former New York City mayor parlayed his experience into opportunity. He got rich, but who were his clients? Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1660834,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1660834,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsReports of dangerous side effects and deaths from widely used medicines almost tripled between 1998 and 2005, an analysis of U.S. drug data foundTue, 11 Sep 2007 20:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/08/21/painkiller.abuse.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/08/21/painkiller.abuse.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen his craving for painkillers got to be too much, Steve Dotson lay down and let his wife drive a car over his leg. It hurt, but he could dismiss the pain with thoughts of the medicated bliss that would follow.Tue, 21 Aug 2007 03:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/08/21/world.of.pain.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/08/21/world.of.pain.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextRetail sales of five leading painkillers nearly doubled over the last eight years, reflecting a surge in use by patients nationwide who are living in a world of pain, according to a new Associated Press analysis of federal drug prescription data.Tue, 21 Aug 2007 03:28:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1645683,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1645683,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhy a record fine against has the left the families affected by the drug unsatisfied.Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/20/news/companies/purdue/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/20/news/companies/purdue/index.htmPurdue Pharma agreed to pay out $634 million to defendants in its OxyContin settlement with federal authorities based in West Virginia.Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:22:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20046863,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20046863,00.htmlWith her career getting back on track after several years of self-imposed exile, Winona Ryder is talking for the first time about her December 2001 arrest after she'd been videotaped trying to make off with merchandise from the Beverly Hills Saks Fifth Avenue.Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:22:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/the_bonus/06/13/senior.year/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/the_bonus/06/13/senior.year/index.htmlExcerpted from Senior Year: A Father, A Son, and High School Baseball by Dan Shaughnessy published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Copyright � 2007 by Dan Shaughnessy. Reprinted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Company. Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/10/news/companies/oxycontin/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/10/news/companies/oxycontin/index.htmThe maker of OxyContin, Purdue Pharma LP, agreed Thursday to a $600 million penalty as part of a plea deal with the Justice Department on a felony charge of misleading and defrauding physicians and consumers, the government said.Thu, 10 May 2007 14:31:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/08/news/companies/oxycontin/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/08/news/companies/oxycontin/index.htmDrugmaker Purdue Pharma said Tuesday it would pay $19.5 million to 27 U.S. states for marketing its pain reliever OxyContin for off-label use and for failing to properly disclose the drug's potential for abuse and addiction.Tue, 08 May 2007 18:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/26/news/companies/neuronetics/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/26/news/companies/neuronetics/index.htmMillions of Americans have gotten used to popping pills for depression, but the antidepressant of the future might be a machine that pulses magnetic waves through the brain.Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:07:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/19/news/companies/durect/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/19/news/companies/durect/index.htmDurect is developing an abuse-resistant form of the addictive painkiller OxyContin that has a good shot at being a blockbuster, but it faces a minefield of potential patent battles.Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:17:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/12/21/drug.survey/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/12/21/drug.survey/index.htmlSlightly fewer adolescents abused illegal drugs and alcohol in 2006, but fairly high numbers of them continued to abuse prescription narcotics, according to a new study.Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/12/news/companies/rfid/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/12/news/companies/rfid/index.htmImagine this: a worldwide network of radio-tagged pharmaceuticals, weeding out the multi-billion dollar counterfeit drug market with a universal security system.Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/04/news/companies/counterfeitdrugs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/04/news/companies/counterfeitdrugs/index.htmThe U.S. Customs department is relaxing its enforcement on the importation from Canada of pharmaceutical drugs for personal use, much to the ire of the industry's trade organization.Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/29/news/companies/oxycontin/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/29/news/companies/oxycontin/index.htmTeva Pharmaceuticals, the world's biggest manufacturer of generic drugs, has settled a patent infringement case with The Purdue Frederick Company over generic OxyContin, the companies said.Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/05/16/cnna.passierb/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/05/16/cnna.passierb/index.htmlA new study by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America warns that prescription drug abuse among teens is increasingly common. About 1 in 5 teens has tried a prescription painkiller such as Vicodin or Oxycontin to get high, the study found, and many parents aren't picking up on the warning signs.Tue, 16 May 2006 15:33:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/26/news/companies/RFID/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/26/news/companies/RFID/index.htmBig Brother is watching your Viagra. And your OxyContin. And, within five years, maybe the rest of your medicine cabinet, too.Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/09/16/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/09/16/showbuzz/index.htmlMindy McCready has been released from jail on $50,000 bond on a charge of probation violation.Fri, 16 Sep 2005 20:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/09/05/8271416/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/09/05/8271416/index.htmDANGER! DANGER! THE TABLES YOU JUST perused may be harmful to your portfolio. Mon, 05 Sep 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/LAW/08/04/miami.bust/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/LAW/08/04/miami.bust/index.htmlFederal officials on Thursday arrested 29 people in the Miami-Dade County area, including a number of low-level school employees, and charged them with attempting to obtain the narcotic OxyContin to distribute it.Thu, 04 Aug 2005 20:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/17/technology/onlinedrugs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/17/technology/onlinedrugs/index.htmPssst! Want some Viagra? How about Xanax? Prozac?Fri, 17 Jun 2005 15:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/10/courtney.love/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/10/courtney.love/index.htmlRebel rocker and courtroom fashion plate Courtney Love is expected to surrender to Los Angeles authorities Friday to face new charges of assault with a deadly weapon.Thu, 10 Jun 2004 15:21:00 EDT