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Overdoses from prescription painkillers are increasing in the United States, a new study shows. Researchers examined pharmacy files on 9,940 adults who took opi

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CDC: Painkiller OD deaths outnumber deaths from heroin, cocaine - latimes.com

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CDC: Painkiller OD deaths outnumber deaths from heroin, cocaine - latimes.com

latimes.com — “Abuse of opioid pain medications has been on the rise for the last decade, and now more Americans die from overdoses of these prescription drugs than from overdoses of heroin and cocaine combined.View full resource at latimes.com

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Florida pill mills pump poison through South | jacksonville.com

jacksonville.com — “The pipeline is long, lucrative and lethal.Stretching from cosmopolitan South Florida to the rural Appalachian foothills, it carries a potent mix of prescription painkillers.Its by-products are rising overdose deaths, record drug busts to the north and an explosion of cash-only pain clinics in Florida, many of which are illegally prescribing tens of millions of pills.And Jacksonville is fast becoming a key supply point.Since 2007, Florida has been a mecca for Appalachian drug dealers and addictsView full resource at jacksonville.com

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Florida pill mills pump poison through South | jacksonville.com

jacksonville.com — “The pipeline is long, lucrative and lethal.Stretching from cosmopolitan South Florida to the rural Appalachian foothills, it carries a potent mix of prescription painkillers.Its by-products are rising overdose deaths, record drug busts to the north and an explosion of cash-only pain clinics in Florida, many of which are illegally prescribing tens of millions of pills.And Jacksonville is fast becoming a key supply point.Since 2007, Florida has been a mecca for Appalachian drug dealers and addictsView full resource at jacksonville.com

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webmd.com — “Deaths from accidental drug overdoses have increased dramatically in recent years, and prescription painkillers account for much of the problem, according to new research.View full resource at webmd.com

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