A judge could decide Friday whether to advance OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's $7 billion-plus plan to settle thousands of ...

The Modesto Narcotics Enforcement Team and the FBI arrested four people in a joint investigation for allegedly trafficking ...

A "substantial" amount of drugs and firearms were seized from a La Plata home, according to theCharles County Sheriff’s ...

How long oxycodone takes to clear from your body can depend on different factors, including your age, liver and kidney function, and how long you’ve been taking it. Oxycodone is an opioid drug ...

What Is the Difference Between Hydrocodone and Oxycodone? Hydrocodone and oxycodone (Oxycontin) are both pain relievers. But both are a type of painkiller called an opioid, which can be addiction ...

Oxycodone and hydrocodone are prescription pain medications. Both can treat short-term pain caused by an injury or surgery. They may also be used to treat chronic, or long-term, pain. A doctor may ...

Percocet and oxycodone are prescription opioid drugs that can relieve pain. Oxycodone is a generic semi-synthetic opioid. Oxycodone is present in many branded drugs and is also available as a ...

Jump to the data for your community A county-level analysis shows where the most oxycodone and hydrocodone pills were distributed across the country over that time — more than 145 billion in all.

But blame for oxycodone’s horrors should go way beyond Purdue Pharma. The company deserves some of the criticism, but the sales departments of every drug company and practically every business ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Twelve Western Pennsylvania residents and a physician from Indiana have been indicted for trafficking oxycodone, federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday. The defendants were ...

A former nurse pleaded guilty this month to tampering with liquid oxycodone syringes at the Dedham rehabilitation center where she worked. Jaclyn McQueen of Dedham pleaded guilty on Jan. 5 to one ...