Oxycodone

U.S. Justice Department sues Conshohocken-based pharmaceutical distributor for role in opioid crisis

Owner of Northeast Philly pharmacy, once largest purchaser of oxycodone in Pennsylvania, sentenced to prison

Drug ring allegedly shipped 800 pounds of crystal meth from Los Angeles to Philly region

Southeastern Pennsylvania drug bust

Can a vaccine help fight the opioid epidemic? A clinical trial aims to find out

Opioid Addiction vaccine

Philly's opioid crisis has been worse than ever amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Opioid deaths 2020

It's time to lower opioid prescription doses in heart surgery patients, Penn researchers say

Opioid use after heart surgery

New Jersey doctor, the self-declared 'El Chapo of Opioids,' admits to writing illegal narcotics prescriptions

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Chicago rapper Juice WRLD died of accidental overdose, coroner rules

Deep brain stimulation may offer a new tool to fight opioid addiction

WVU researchers use deep brain stimulation to treat patients with opioid use disorder

Penn Medicine's New Jersey docs prescribed 22% fewer opioid pills with new law, alert system

New Jersey opioids Penn Medicine

Philadelphia pill mill ringleader gets nine years in prison

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Penn Medicine drastically cuts opioid prescriptions for some cancer patients

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Montgomery County doctor pleads guilty to illegally distributing oxycodone

Ogontz Medical Practice

Sprained an ankle? In some states, opioid prescriptions are common treatment

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Prescription Drugs

Abington hospital to pay $510,000 in pharmacist's theft of 35,000 pills, including oxycodone

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Philly doctor found guilty of prescribing pills that killed patient

Jeffrey Bado

Member of Philly biker gang sentenced to prison for drug scheme

Philly doctor gets 30 years in prison for running pill mill with biker gang

From 'Big Brother' winner to drug felon, Cherry Hill native needed a reality check

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Cops: Doctor, receptionist ran South Jersey oxycodone pill mill

Narcan snatches heroin addicts from death's doorstep

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Delco pharma company launches abuse-resistant painkiller

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Kings attempt to void Mike Richards’ contract stinks to high heavens

Mothers' pain pills endanger healthy babies

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