



ACURA PHARMACEUTICALS,
INC. TO PRESENT
AT
NATIXIS BLEICHROEDER HIDDEN GEMS CONFERENCE
Palatine, IL
October 10,
2008:
Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACUR) announced
that Robert Jones,
Chief Operating Officer, will present at the Natixis Bleichroeder Hidden
Gems Conference on Monday, October 13th at 3:00 p.m. ET at
the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. A live audio webcast of the
presentation will be available at
http://www.wsw.com/webcast/nblr2/acur/. A replay of the webcast may
be accessed for 30 days at the same website.
About Acura
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Acura Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in research,
development and manufacture of innovative Aversion® (abuse deterrent)
Technology and related product candidates. For more information, please
visit www.acurapharm.com.

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