11.   Though the practice exists, medical professionals currently run a legal risk when supplying terminally ill patients with a lethal overdose of prescription painkillers.

12.   A shipment of a powerful prescription painkiller is missing, and the air freight courier says the shipment could have been lost or stolen.

13.   A teacher has resigned after being accused of bumping up the grades of students who agreed to give her prescription painkillers.

14.   An existing ulcer drug can help prevent millions of people with arthritis from developing bleeding ulcers caused by over-the-counter and prescription painkillers, according to a study.

15.   He admitted using cocaine and a prescription painkiller before the accident and was charged with reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor.

16.   Its best known products include the antacid Maalox and the prescription painkiller Orudis.

17.   Its best-known products include the antacid Maalox and the prescription painkiller Orudis.

18.   Prescription painkillers and over-the-counter cold pills can cause drowsiness in even the safest drivers.

19.   The manufacturer of the prescription painkiller OxyContin has suspended shipments of its large-dose tablets, citing growing problems with abuse of the drug.

20.   The next two years were marked by weight gains and medical problems exacerbated by prescription painkillers.