NIDA Launches First Large-Scale National Study to Treat Addiction to Prescription Pain Medications

Researchers funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, are launching the first large-scale national study evaluating a treatment for addiction to prescription opioid analgesics (i.e., painkillers) such as Vicodin and OxyContin.
From: www.nih.gov