PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/286647.xml PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Prescription Addiction Radio Show Asks Governor Crist For Better Drug Bill to Stop OxyContin Distribution http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2523794.htm Radio host Larry Golbom claims the Florida Drug Monitoring Bill will be ineffective as it was influenced by Purdue Pharma, makers of Oxycontin, and calls on Governor Charlie Crist to veto the Bill. (PRWeb Jun 12, 2009)

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]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2523794.htm OxyContin and Purdue Pharma Castigated at FDA Hearings http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2506624.htm Steve Hayes, director of Novus Medical Detox Center (http://www.novusdetox.com), and Larry Golbom, host of The Prescription Addiction Radio Show testified before the FDA on May 27, 2009 about the need to expedite and impose serious Risk Evaluation Mitigation Strategies on opioids, especially OxyContin. Hayes and Golbom also referred the FDA panal to a new website, www.BanOxyContin.com, a grassroots effort that requests the FDA to immediately ban the distribution of OxyContin to new patients. (PRWeb Jun 8, 2009)

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]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2506624.htm Novus Medical Detox and the Prescription Addiction Radio Show Unveil New Website to Petition FDA to Ban OxyContin http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2412514.htm Novus Medical Detox and the Prescription Addiction Radio Show have created a new website, www.BanOxycontin.com, to gather signatures on a petition to the FDA to ban the substance that they claim is essentially the molecular equivalent of heroin. (PRWeb May 13, 2009)

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]]> Wed, 13 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2412514.htm Novus Medical Detox Profiled on Fox 13 Television Tampa Bay http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2344594.htm Novus Medical Detox and Director Steven L. Hayes were recently profiled on Fox 13, Tampa Bay, in a report also highlighting the upcoming legislation to register drug prescriptions in the state of Florida. (PRWeb Apr 22, 2009)

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]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2344594.htm Has the War on Drugs Failed and Is It Time for the Feds to Back Off on OxyContin and Marijuana? http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2318184.htm Judge James P. Gray (http://www.judgejimgray.com/) will be joining "The Prescription Addiction Radio Show - Breaking the Silence" this Sunday, April 19 to discuss "The Failed War on Drugs" and to discuss the alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for the growing silent drug epidemic in our country. Larry Golbom, host of the radio show, will be joined by Steve Hayes, Director of Novus Medical Detox Center (http://www.novusdetox.com) to share their concerns with Judge Gray. Listen on Tampa Bay radio station WGUL 860 am or live on the Internet (http://www.860wgul.com) on Sunday night at 9:05 pm Eastern. (PRWeb Apr 15, 2009)

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]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2318184.htm Is the FDA Part of a Cover-up to Protect Oxycontin and Purdue Pharma, Asks the Prescription Addiction Radio Show http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/02/prweb1952864.htm According to Larry G, host of the weekly Prescription Addiction Radio Show, there is "strong evidence that defective OxyContin was distributed from the Purdue Pharma's manufacturing facilities in 2002 and the company, as required by law, did not notify the FDA of this information". Janet Woodcock, the head of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the FDA, continues to remain silent on the documentation received by her department in July, 2008. Says Larry G, "Thousands of people were reportedly dying after the ingestion of OxyContin around the 2002 time frame and The Prescription Addiction Radio Show - Breaking the Silence is asking why Janet Woodcock continues to publicly ignore this important documentation." This and more will be discussed on this Sunday's show. Listen on Tampa Bay radio station WGUL 860 am or live on the internet (http://www.wgul860.com) on Sunday night February 8 at 9:05 pm Eastern. (PRWeb Feb 4, 2009)

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]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/02/prweb1952864.htm Does Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach Know What is Happening at the FDA, Questions The Prescription Addiction Radio Show, December 7 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1687564.htm On November 13, the FDA initiated the review of the new drug application for Remoxy, the product attempting to replace OxyContin. According to Larry Golbom, the host of the Prescription Addiction Radio Show, "The addiction contributed by the already indiscriminate availability of OxyContin, Percocet and generic oxycodone is known on most every main street in America. Remoxy will just add to the problem." This Sunday night, on The Prescription Addiction Radio Show - Breaking the Silence, radio host and registered pharmacist Larry Golbom will be asking if Dr Andrew von Eschenbach, Commissioner of the FDA, is more interested in protecting our families or in protecting the drug companies. Once again, the outspoken host will ask why our Congress remains silent on the prescription drug epidemic. Listen on Tampa Bay radio station WGUL 860 am (www.wgul860.com) on Sunday night December 7th - 9:05 pm. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008)

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]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1687564.htm FDA Scheduled to Review REMOXY XRT, the Newest of OxyContin's Proposed Competition on November 13 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1559784.htm "The active ingredient in OxyContin, oxycodone, has been implicated in thousands of deaths, thousands more in addictions, disrupted thousands of lives and the FDA is considering questionable evidence to bring the newest of the potentially deadly heroin-like substances to your doctor's prescription pad," states Larry Golbom, radio host and registered pharmacist. Listen to The Prescription Addiction Radio Show - Breaking the Silence on WGUL 860 am (www.wgul860.com) on Sunday night, November 9 - 9:05 pm to hear about the FDA's upcoming hearing. (PRWeb Nov 6, 2008)

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]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1559784.htm Should OxyContin, Vicodin, Lortab, Xanax, and Additional Addictive and Deadly Drugs Continue to be Easily Available to our Children on the Internet? http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1332424.htm "The unscrupulous distribution of addictive and dangerous prescription drugs continues to be a major problem on the internet in our country," according to Larry Golbom, host of The Prescription Addiction Radio Show. This week the topic will be to challenge the head of the Judiciary Committee, John Conyers, and our congressional leaders, in helping us stop the growing narcotic prescription internet sites. Listen to The Prescription Addiction Radio Show on WGUL 860 AM (www.860wgul.com) on Sunday night, September 21 - 9:05 p.m. Eastern. (PRWeb Sep 16, 2008)

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]]> Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1332424.htm Pharmacists Speaking Out On the Over-Distribution of the Oxys, Roxies and Blueberries -- This Week on The Prescription Addiction Radio Show -- Breaking the Silence, July 20, WGUL 860 AM, Tampa, Florida http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1100244.htm "The unscrupulous distribution of addictive and dangerous prescription drugs continues to increase in our country," according to Larry G, host of The Prescription Addiction Radio Show, and this week guest pharmacists will be speaking out on the challenges our society has in stopping the growing prescription drug misuse in our country, on The Prescription Addiction Radio Show on WGUL 860 AM on Sunday night, July 20 - 9:05 p.m. Eastern. (PRWeb Jul 14, 2008)

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]]> Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1100244.htm High Dosage Methadone Users Can Now Utilize Medical Detox http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1077874.htm After a year of research, Novus Medical Detox Center offers solutions for patients on high dosages of methadone to come off the drug with new drug detox protocols. (PRWeb Jul 7, 2008)

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]]> Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1077874.htm OxyContin and the FDA -- This Week on The Prescription Addiction Radio Show - Breaking the Silence - April 27 and May 4, WGUL 860 AM, Tampa, Florida http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb891494.htm On May 5, 2008, the FDA is holding a hearing to discuss approving what Purdue Pharma claims is "a safer formulation" of OxyContin--"legal heroin" according to talk-show host Larry G. Larry Golbom, host of The Prescription Addiction Radio show, will be presenting information at the upcoming FDA hearing on May 5. On April 27 and May 4, Larry G will discuss his upcoming presentation on The Prescription Addiction Radio Show - Breaking the Silence on WGUL 860 AM, Tampa, Florida. (PRWeb Apr 26, 2008)

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]]> Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb891494.htm Prescription Addiction Radio Show Interviews Bill Janes, Director of the Florida Office of Drug Control, on Sunday, April 6, 2008 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb831484.htm This Sunday evening on the Prescription Addiction Radio Show, Director of the Florida Office of Drug Control Bill Janes talks about his recent statement: "It is time to stop this outrage in Florida and pass the legislation needed to implement a prescription drug-monitoring database statewide now!" (St. Pete Times -- March 19, 2008). (PRWeb Apr 5, 2008)

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]]> Sat, 05 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb831484.htm Prescription Addiction Radio Show Airs Califano Interview: The Medicine Cabinet Has Become More Dangerous than the Street Dealer http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb765874.htm In an interview with Joseph Califano, Chairman of the Board and President of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University (http://www.casacolumbia.org), Mr. Califano explains how "the medicine cabinet has become more dangerous than the street dealer". The interview will air on the Prescription Addiction Radio Show on WGUL 860 AM on Sunday night, March 16th (streamed live on the internet at http://www.860wgul.com ). (PRWeb Mar 14, 2008)

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]]> Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb765874.htm Survey Reveals Women Need Help from Family to Confront Drug Dependence http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb693864.htm Novus Medical Detox Centers, LLC announces some of the findings of their annual patient survey, including how men and women act differently in regard to confronting their drug dependence. (PRWeb Feb 14, 2008)

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]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb693864.htm Where's the Punishment for Lying About OxyContin? http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb575043.htm While Merck & Co. have to pay out $4.85 billion over Vioxx, OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma executives agreed to pay only a $634.5 million fine, even after admitting in a federal lawsuit to making false and misleading statements that OxyContin was not as addictive or as likely to be abused as other pain medications. The truth, according to Steve Hayes, Director of Novus Medical Detox Center, is that OxyContin is highly addictive, and many individuals who were given the drug for moderate pain management suffered life-ruining dependence and/or addiction. (PRWeb Dec 9, 2007)

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