The largest increases in prescription drug related emergency room visits between 2004 and 2009 were for oxycodone products (242.2 percent increase), alprazolam (148.3 percent increase), and hydrocodone products (124.5 percent).
Nearly 70 percent of State and 57 percent of Federal prisoners have used drugs regularly prior to incarceration.
U.S. emergency room visits involving prescription drug overdoses in the U.S. are now on par with the number of visits from overdoses of illegal drugs, such as cocaine and heroin.
OxyContin use may aggravate convulsions in patients who are predisposed to seizures.