Bill aims to tighten restrictions on painkiller hydrocodone

Congressional legislation comes as drug fatalities have surpassed deaths from vehicle crashes. Hydrocodone-based medications include Vicodin, Norco and Lortab.Taking aim at "America's most abused narcotic," congressional lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday that would place tighter restrictions on the painkiller hydrocodone, which is a key contributor to the nation's prescription drug death epidemic.

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