Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, is testing the pain drug in kids ages 6 to 16 July 3, 2012— -- The maker of the powerful pain drug OxyContin is beginning to test the medicine in children, ...

Kodak Black bumped into some legal trouble last December after police discovered him asleep at the wheel of his car with a substance that was originally said to be cocaine in his mouth. Now, the ...

A reformulation of OxyContin that makes it harder to abuse has curtailed the drug's illicit use. But some 25 percent of drug abusers entering rehab said they still abused the prescription painkiller ...

A Manhattan, N.Y.-based physician and eight others have been charged for allegedly distributing oxycodone pills through a Manhattan-based drug ring, according to a news release by the Drug Enforcement ...

A Florida judge has officially dismissed the drug possession charges against rapper Kodak Black. The rapper's lawyer, Bradford Cohen, announced the dismissal and said they're working to reinstate his ...

Rapper Kodak Black is finally a free man after being locked up in Miami for two months. The entertainer, born Bill Kahan Kapri, is no stranger to legal troubles and was sentenced to spend time behind ...

A New Windsor man was one of eight people accused Wednesday of conspiring to illegally distribute more than 1.2 million oxycodone pills through an operation based in a doctor's office in Brooklyn. The ...

Sharon Stone is speaking out on the dangers of recreational drug use and the opioid crisis in America. The 65-year-old actress recalled losing loved ones to drugs in the early years of her career ...

Stamford, Conn.-based Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, announced successful results from a stage three clinical trial on its hydrocodone drug designed to prevent misuse and abuse of the ...

New findings suggest that treating insomnia can stop opioid-seeking behavior, even after ending treatment. A good night's sleep has many proven health benefits, and a new Scripps Research study ...