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FDA Approves OxyContin for 5th-Graders

Bad Medicine?

The National Institute on Drug Abuse says oxy can lead to heroin use. The FDA has just approved it for children age 11 to 16. What could possibly go wrong?

Samantha Allen

Published Aug. 14 2015 4:06PM EDT

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Samantha Allen

Samantha Allen

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