Johnson, Linda J., <br/><br/>
Painkillers Flood Mountainous Eastern Kentucky in Record Amounts. 
Linda J. Johnson. 
 -  Lexington Herald-Leader,  2003. 
 - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.  Article 62,  Health,  1522-323X; .
<br/><br/> Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.  Originally Published: Painkillers Flood Mountainous Eastern Kentucky in Record Amounts, Jan. 23, 2003; pp. n.p.. 
<br/><br/> "Eastern Kentucky is the prescription-painkiller capital of the United States, a place where narcotics such as OxyContin and Vicodin pour in at much higher rates than in Miami, Detroit or Los Angeles. Nearly half a ton of narcotics reached parts of seven small mountain counties from 1998 to 2001--the equivalent of more than 3,000 milligrams for every adult who lives there. A typical pill might contain 10 to 20 milligrams. All the drugs were legal, but they didn't all stay that way." (LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER) This article addresses the widespread abuse of prescription drugs occurring in Eastern Kentucky. 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1522-323X; 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States Drug Enforcement Adm. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Controlled Substances Act
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Analgesics<br/>Appalachian Region<br/>Drug traffic<br/>Drugged driving<br/>Medication abuse<br/>Narcotics<br/>Oxycodone<br/>Pharmaceutical industry<br/>Prescription drugs
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Kentucky
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>AC1.S5 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>050