Read more painkiller stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7080/painkiller.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:55:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70414/bbc-journo-stuns-brown-with-pill-popping-question.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGordon Brown's office and the British Labor Party are furious with the BBC after the host of the channel's flagship political program asked the prime minister if he took prescription painkillers. Downing Street had already denied the rumor, which began on the Internet. A shocked Brown responded: "No! I think...http://www.newser.com/story/70414/bbc-journo-stuns-brown-with-pill-popping-question.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 3:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67701/jacko-doc-writes-dear-barack-letter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA British doctor friend of Michael Jackson fired off a letter to President Obama—or "Barack," as she calls him—pleading for tougher laws for "unethical doctors" who ply patients with drugs. Dr. Susan Etok, who says she turned down more than $800,000 from the King of Pop for...http://www.newser.com/story/67701/jacko-doc-writes-dear-barack-letter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 7:25:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67256/jackson-self-harmed-to-get-drugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToward the end of his life Michael Jackson was so desperate for prescription drugs, sources tell investigators he harmed himself in an effort to get more, the Mirror reports. Jackson was reportedly spending nearly $50,000 a month on drugs including Vicodin, Soma, Xanax, Zoloft, Paxil, and Prilosec, and he...http://www.newser.com/story/67256/jackson-self-harmed-to-get-drugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 8:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66183/dodd-kill-yourself-with-pills-and-whiskey-protester.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConnecticut Republicans protesting health care reform outside a Chris Dodd event yesterday mocked the senator with references to his newly diagnosed cancer, reports Talking Points Memo. “How come we just don't give Chris Dodd painkillers?” one shouted. “Like a handful of them at a time! He can wash it down...http://www.newser.com/story/66183/dodd-kill-yourself-with-pills-and-whiskey-protester.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 15:04:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65975/as-doc-snoozed-aide-killed-jacko-with-demerol-source.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the race to figure out what—and who—killed Michael Jackson, the Sun declares itself the winner. A source tells the British tabloid that at Jackson's request, an aide gave him Demerol “but it was too soon after receiving the anesthetic” Propofol earlier in the day from Dr. Conrad...http://www.newser.com/story/65975/as-doc-snoozed-aide-killed-jacko-with-demerol-source.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 9:50:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64197/was-jackson-healthy-or-on-the-brink-yes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWas Michael Jackson happy and healthy, or drug-addled and depressed in his final days? Depends who you ask. The AP compiles a list of contradictory reports from the star’s inner circle: Concert promoter Randy Phillips initially told reporters Jackson was "a healthy, vibrant human being,” but later said he hired...http://www.newser.com/story/64197/was-jackson-healthy-or-on-the-brink-yes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Jul 2009 14:43:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63570/cops-grill-jacksons-5-docs-in-drug-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLos Angeles police are interrogating at least five doctors who treated Michael Jackson to determine whether pharmaceutical drugs found at his Holmby Hills mansion were properly prescribed. Police found "numerous bottles" of prescription medications at his home, including the dangerous painkiller Diprivan.http://www.newser.com/story/63570/cops-grill-jacksons-5-docs-in-drug-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 05 Jul 2009 7:25:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63234/easy-on-the-tylenol-fda-panel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn outside panel reporting to the Food and Drug Administration recommended today that the maximum daily dosage of Tylenol be reduced and the Extra Strength variety of the painkiller be available only by prescription, Bloomberg reports. The panel of advisers, whose suggestions are nonbinding, noted acetaminophen’s effect on the liver....http://www.newser.com/story/63234/easy-on-the-tylenol-fda-panel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 16:25:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62961/jackson-drug-cocktail-3-painkillers-2-anti-depressants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Sun gets the details on the potentially lethal cocktail of prescription drugs Michael Jackson was on in the months before his death . Jackson took addictive narcotic painkillers Demerol and Diluadid daily, the Sun's sources say, and had recently added Vicodin to the mix. He also took a muscle relaxant...http://www.newser.com/story/62961/jackson-drug-cocktail-3-painkillers-2-anti-depressants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Jun 2009 3:07:25 CDT