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DEA Intervenes to Reduce Number of Painkillers in Circulation
In early October 2016, the Drug Enforcement Administration released an order to pharmaceutical manufacturers to reduce the number of controlled prescription drugs that could be made in 2017. While this action is designed to reduce the number of pills on the market and being abused, there’s no guarantee that those in pain may suffer in the transition.
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Why Reformulating Painkillers is No Solution to Oklahoma’s Pill Abuse Problem
In the last several years, there's been a trend toward the reformulation of prescription opioids so as to prevent their abuse. While there might have been good intentions to prevent people from becoming addicted or overdosing by changing this formulation, that is not and will never be an effective solution.
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The Cost of Fentanyl: Three Lives Lost in One Night in Oklahoma Home
In a quiet neighborhood of large, new houses in Oklahoma City, a man got ready to go to work as usual. When he went to find out why his family members were not showing up, he found two of them dead from fentanyl overdoses.
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Oklahoma Does Not Escape the Curse of Fentanyl
In the world of opiates and opioids (synthetic opiates), things never stay the same for long. Drugs on the market shift, trafficking and use patterns change. The latest threat includes synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and W-18, a new and incredibly powerful painkiller.
