Posted on 07/02/2002 1:40:22 PM PDT by purplegirl
Maker Of Oxycontin Says It Will Take Steps To Track Abuse Of The Drug
The makers of the widely abused prescription painkiller Oxycontin are undertaking a new effort to track the abuse and diversion of prescription pain medication. Currently, there is no universally accepted system to analyze the prevalence of prescription drug abuse - but as Susan Chisholm reports, some say the real key will be what the manufacturer does with the findings.
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