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. 2009 Nov 18;4(11):e7758. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007758

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Dasgupta et al.

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Monthly print news volume mentioning prescription opioids was driven by different factors over time. Government and industry actions and celebrity involvement tended to produce peaks in the time series. A general pattern was observed of regional reports of abuse problems followed by national coverage, for OxyContin. By comparison, fentanyl was reported on less frequently than OxyContin. Two peaks in fentanyl articles were due to issues not related to pharmaceutical fentanyl formulations (weaponized gas and illicitly manufactured powder), suggesting the need for categorization of articles based on content. Abbreviations: Apr, April; DC, District of Columbia; Feb, February; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; Jan, January; Jul, July; KY, Kentucky; MA, Massachusetts; Mar, March; NY, New York; Oct, October; OH, Ohio; US, United States; VA, Virginia.