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Forget OxyContin: Opana Now Most-Abused Painkiller

But new formula will cause addicts to seek another drug

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 11, 2012 12:31 AM CDT | Updated Jul 11, 2012 6:50 AM CDT

(Newser) – The powerful painkiller Opana has replaced OxyContin as the drug of choice for addicts and pharmacy robbers. Users switched to Opana—the trade name for oxymorphone—after OxyContin's maker reformulated its pills to make them harder to snort, chew, or inject for a quick...   Read full story »

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