When Sister Wives star Christine Brown used oxycodone, a well-known pain medication, she quickly found herself addicted to this Schedule II controlled substance. Following her knee surgery, this ...

After years of hiding his substance abuse, Ken Rideout finally confessed to his wife. It was the start of a difficult and rewarding journey, which led to athletic success in his 50s ...

While looking back on the highs and lows of her life in a new memoir, Christine Brown Woolley shares a raw confession about her past experience with oxycodone addiction. In her book, titled “Sister ...

May 22, 2012 (Honolulu, Hawaii) — According to 2 surveys conducted in the United States, the abuse of OxyContin (controlled-release oxycodone hydrochloride) decreased after the prescription opioid ...

After a 15-year lull, abuse of prescription narcotic analgesics splashed onto the front pages of the nation's newspapers this winter. People looking for highs -- and high profits -- robbed and ...

“Sister Wives” alum Christine Brown developed an “absolutely devastating” addiction to oxycodone following an injury and subsequent surgery. Brown, 53, detailed her past reliance on the opioid in her ...

Oxycontin, which usually costs $20-$40 per pill, is one of the most abused drugs among celebrities, according to a Fox News report. Michael Jackson was heavily addicted to Oxycontin before he died and ...

A new vaccine being tested could offer another solution to help opioid users with an addiction. “All my life, I've been working on drugs of abuse like substance abuse disorder, etcetera,” Marco ...