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Article: Drug firm targeting misuse by teens ; The manufacturer of OxyContin will fund a program to prevent abuse of prescription drugs.
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
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- June 19, 2003
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SELENA RICKS Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
06-19-2003
Drug firm targeting misuse by teens ; The manufacturer of OxyContin will fund a program to prevent abuse of prescription drugs.
Byline: SELENA RICKS Staff Writer
Edition: Final
Section: Local & State
The maker of OxyContin plans to announce today it will fund an education campaign combating prescription drug abuse among teenagers.
The company, Purdue Pharma, says this is the first time a pharmaceutical company has underwritten such an initiative. The campaign also is being launched in Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia, all states with reports of teens abusing prescription drugs.
Each state, including Maine, will ...