Super Painkiller Zohydro Could Lead to More Overdose Deaths Substance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral HealthMarch 12, 2014A new super-potent narcotic painkiller called Zohydro is set to enter the marketplace and critics fear the country will see a spike in opioid addiction and overdose deaths as a result. Zohydro, which was approved by the FDA last year in a controversial decision, is an extended release formula of pure hydrocodone. In spite of the warnings from…
Holder Vows to Fight Heroin Deaths ‘Crisis,’ Treatment Gets Short Shrift Drug AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthMarch 12, 2014U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder this week declared rising heroin and opioid overdose deaths “an urgent and public health crisis” and vowed renewed enforcement and treatment efforts. In a five-minute televised video, the nation’s top cop referred to the 45 percent increase from 2004 to 2010 in the fatal overdoses from heroin and other opiates found…
