Tag: Oxycontin
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Nation & World
Behind ‘Dopesick,’ anger and hope
The new Hulu series is based on the bestselling book “Dopesick” by Beth Macy, a journalist and former Nieman Fellow.
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Nation & World
Taking care on painkillers for kids
Harvard addiction specialist on FDA’s OxyContin OK: We have to respond to both patients and population health, a tricky task.
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Nation & World
Confronting the creep of opioid abuse
Specialists in care and policy came together at the Harvard Chan School to trade ideas on combating opioid abuse.
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Nation & World
Use, abuse of Internet pharmacies
Efforts to halt the growing abuse of prescription drugs must include addressing the availability of these drugs on the Internet and increasing physician awareness of the dangers posed by Internet pharmacies.