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Jay, Joe bill intends to reclassify hydrocodone painkillers
By Paul J. Nyden, The Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A proposed "Safe Prescribing Act of 2013" sponsored by West Virginia's senators will reclassify hydrocodone painkillers, including Vicodin and Lortab, from Schedule III to Schedule II controlled substances, reflecting their high potential for addiction and abuse.

Sen. Joe Manchin and Jay Rockefeller, both D-W.Va., are original co-sponsors of the bipartisan legislation introduced in both the Senate and House to fight prescription drug abuse by tightening restrictions on some of the most addictive narcotics.

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Jay, Joe bill intends to reclassify hydrocodone painkillers
By Paul J. Nyden, The Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A proposed "Safe Prescribing Act of 2013" sponsored by West Virginia's senators will reclassify hydrocodone painkillers, including Vicodin and Lortab, from Schedule III to Schedule II controlled substances, reflecting their high potential for addiction and abuse.

Sen. Joe Manchin and Jay Rockefeller, both D-W.Va., are original co-sponsors of the bipartisan legislation introduced in both the Senate and House to fight prescription drug abuse by tightening restrictions on some of the most addictive narcotics.

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