RAYSAC director praises moves to stop marketing Oxycontin Gene Marrano February 15, 2018 1 minute read It was hailed as a “wonder drug” for chronic pain when it debuted more than two decades ago – but now a local youth coalition leader praises the move by a drug manufacturer to stop marketing Oxycontin. WFIR’s Gene Marrano has more: Share: Post navigation Previous: Liberty sponsors Daytona 500 car; Rail Yard Dawgs home this weekendNext: Key GOP lawmaker backs Medicaid expansion in Virginia Related Stories U.S. Supreme Court denies Virginia Dems appeal on referendum vote Gene Marrano May 15, 2026 The Roanoke Region Food and Farm Trail officially launches Gene Marrano May 15, 2026 Roanoke Women’s Foundation honors two people with ties to Taubman Museum Gene Marrano May 14, 2026
It was hailed as a “wonder drug” for chronic pain when it debuted more than two decades ago – but now a local youth coalition leader praises the move by a drug manufacturer to stop marketing Oxycontin. WFIR’s Gene Marrano has more:
