Recent news on Ms Contin

Oregon Toxicologist Says Treatment for PTSD Should Include Cannabis  -  May 8, 2007
Salem-News.Com,...and anti-depressant in the book as well as highly potent pain killers like Oxycontin and MS contin (morphine) with minimal success for PTSD.

cARL GRACE: I was only trying to ease her suffering, just ...  -  Mar 29, 2007
Geelong Advertiser,Irene Bryant 58, was found dead at her Newtown home on January 8, 2002 after being prescribed abnormally-high doses of the morphine-based drug MS Contin.

Alleged ID theft woman in court  -  Mar 22, 2007
Sunshine Coast Daily,Ms Anderson continued her pleas, hoping her confession that the use of MS Contin, a morphine-based drug, “has changed my mental state� would also help.

Morphine kills pain not patients  -  Mar 22, 2007
SpiritIndia,MS-Contin Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients, Blackbox ... - Morphine sulfate occurs as white, feathery, silky crystals, .

Doctor ignored the risks, says coroner  -  Mar 15, 2007
Geelong Advertiser,A CORONER has described Geelong Doctor Carl Grace's prescribing of abnormally high doses of the morphine-based drug MS Contin to a woman who later died as

Doctor investigated over patient's death  -  Mar 14, 2007
The Australian,The coroner said 100mg of MS Contin was inappropriate when Dr Grace knew there were multiple reasons why it should not have been given to Ms Bryant.

Coroner seeks probe on doctor's morphine prescriptions  -  Mar 15, 2007
The Age,..."Accordingly, it is my recommendation that the prescribing of MS Contin 100 milligrams (morphine) to the deceased Mrs Bryant and other prescribing which

Swanson blog entry  -  Mar 14, 2007
Kane County Chronicle,I was always drunk when I wasn’t high on heroin, still smoking weed constantly and popping Vicodin, Percocet, Oxycontin, MS contin, and dihydrocodeine.

Alberta Sunflashes  -  Dec 21, 2006
Edmonton Sun,Several thousand dollars in cash, some hashish oil and 50 MS Contin pills were seized from the other suite, police said.

Alberta Sunflashes  -  Dec 21, 2006
Edmonton Sun,Several thousand dollars in cash, some hashish oil and 50 MS Contin pills were seized from the other suite, police said.

Addicts turn to hillbilly heroin  -  Dec 12, 2006
Edmonton Sun,In Edmonton, where heroin use is virtually nil, prescription painkillers like morphine, MS Contin and OxyContin are the opiates of choice, said the study,

CONSCIOUS SEDATION  -  Dec 1, 2006
EndoNurse,It is perfect for the outpatient setting, although meperidine (brand name Demerol) and morphine (brand name MS Contin) are still used with success.

Local Gal Gets Addicted To Oxycontin, Blames Hydrocodone Instead  Sep 14, 2006
Amen.". "I suppose it could have been the Fioricet or the Talwin too, maybe the Neurontin, the ANSAIDS as a whole, Xanax, MS Contin, Flexeril, Percocets, Kadian ... -Smooth Operator (satire)

Ex-deputy receives 13-year sentence  Sep 15, 2006
...more than 18 months before his arrest, a doctor had been prescribing Verbos increasing doses of addictive painkillers -- including MS Contin -- despite medical ... -OregonLive.com

Addicts turn to hillbilly heroin  -  12 Dec 2006
Edmonton Sun,In Edmonton, where heroin use is virtually nil, prescription painkillers like morphine, MS Contin and OxyContin are the opiates of choice, said the study,

Nurses now have guide on how to deal with substance abuse  -  Nov 13, 2006
ChronicleHerald.ca,The college’s records indicate nurses have had problems with alcohol, narcotics such as Demerol, morphine, MS Contin and Dilaudid, other controlled drugs

CONSCIOUS SEDATION  -  Dec 1, 2006
EndoNurse,It is perfect for the outpatient setting, although meperidine (brand name Demerol) and morphine (brand name MS Contin) are still used with success.

Region's drug overdose deaths hit plateau  Jul 4, 2006
Although the category of drugs includes heroin, Massello said the bulk of the overdoses comes from morphine-based painkillers such as MS Contin and Roxanol. ... -Roanoke Times



Doctor’s suspension worries group  May 2, 2006
...things. Opioids include drugs like Dilaudid, MS Contin and OxyContin, the abuse of which has led to a number of deaths in Cape Breton. ... - ChronicleHerald.ca

Neuropathic Pain: An Update on Effective Management Strategies  May 5, 2006
Oral long-acting opioids include morphine (MS Contin [Purdue Frederick], Kadian [Alpharma], Avinza [Ligand], and generic long-acting), oxycodone (OxyContin ... - Medscape (subscription)

Ex-CB top doctor has licence to prescribe narcotics yanked  Apr 25, 2006
Opioids include drugs like Dilaudid, MS Contin and OxyContin, the abuse of which has led to a worrisome trafficking trade and a number of deaths in Cape Breton ... - ChronicleHerald.ca





Pensioners cash in on drugs  Mar 11, 2006
Sales of morphine-based drug MS Contin – nicknamed "greys" – are at an all-time high on Brisbane's streets. Pensioners are faking ... - Queensland Sunday Mail



Prescription for trouble  Feb 11, 2006
For example, a 60-mg tablet of MS Contin (slow-release morphine) costs $1.70 by prescription but sells for, on average, $35 on the street — a 2,059 per cent ... - Toronto Star,

Feds charge doctor, say he filled "hundreds of unlawful ...  09 Feb 2006
...the federal indictment charges Stanch with writing prescriptions for painkillers such as OxyContin, Percocet, Endocet, Roxicet, MS Contin and Oramorph from ... - Asbury Park Press

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