MORE ON: OxyContin

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Medical board revokes license of prolific opioid prescriber

October 19, 2012, 12:05 AM
The state medical board has revoked the license of an East Bay physician who prescribed high amounts of narcotic pain medications to indigent patients, three of whom died while under his care. Administrative Law Judge Mary-Margaret Anderson concluded that Edward Manougian, 83, prescribed... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Prescription drug abuse falling among young adults, survey finds

October 1, 2012, 12:05 AM
A new survey is the second report in recent months indicating that what some have called an epidemic of prescription drug abuse is showing signs of tapering. The latest survey shows a 14 percent decline in nonmedical use of prescription drugs by teens and young adults from 2010 to 2011. Last... + read more
Spotlight: Health and Welfare

With rise in young painkiller abusers, officials see more heroin overdoses

August 15, 2012, 12:05 AM
Many young men and women who became addicted to pills like OxyContin are now IV heroin users, experts say + read more
Spotlight: Health and Welfare

Suburban junkies

August 15, 2012, 12:05 AM
In California’s Orange County, some prescription drug addicts are turning to heroin for a cheaper high. This growing problem appears to be hitting hardest in affluent communities around the state. + read more
Spotlight: Health and Welfare

FBI, state target East Bay doctor for large prescriptions of painkillers

July 11, 2012, 12:05 AM
Three people died under the care of Dr. Edward Manougian, who has ordered so many OxyContin pills for low-income patients that he ranked as one of the state’s most prolific prescribers.  + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

State cuts prescription drug monitoring amid spike in pain pill deaths

November 9, 2011, 12:05 AM
While federal authorities are calling the spike in prescription painkiller deaths an epidemic, California is dismantling a system that the White House identifies as a promising method to tackle the problem. The CURES prescription drug monitoring program enables doctors to track people who shop... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

State fights prescription drug abuse epidemic

October 17, 2011, 12:05 AM
As the country grapples with an explosion in prescription drug abuse, authorities have stepped up efforts to limit access to one drug by arresting 10 people – including two doctors – last week in a Los Angeles OxyContin ring that also involved Medicare fraud. “Prescription... + read more
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