Powerful pain medicine a growing U.S. crime problem

Powerful painkillers like n, widely known as "hillbilly heroin," have emerged as a major crime problem in the United States, with many dealers and abusers obtaining them over the Internet. Abuse of OxyContin, which is legally prescribed for cancer patients and others with chronic, debilitating pain, first emerged as a problem in...

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