Lobbying Effort Is Said to Sink New Controls on Painkillers

The New York Times  By ROBERT PEAR  Published: June 18, 2012
WASHINGTON — Efforts to impose stricter controls on prescription drugs that are subject to rampant abuse have apparently failed after a groundswell of lobbying by pharmacists and drugstores, members of Congress said on Monday.
The proposed controls, sought by senators and law enforcement officials, would apply to products like hydrocodone that are used for the treatment of moderate to severe pain.  Read more