Prescription Painkiller-Related Deaths On The Rise
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Prescription Painkiller-Related Deaths On The Rise
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Most Recently Shared on August 24, 2011 at 9:23 pm By:
Prescription Painkiller-Related Deaths On The Rise - Huffington Post http://t.co/QjBinPq #familyhealth
Rise in Fatal Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers - Journal Watch Emergency Medicine
emergency-medicine.jwatch.org — “In this report from the CDC, a review of several national databases showed that the death rate from overdose of prescription opioid pain relievers quadrupled from 1999 to 2008. Death rates were highest among non-Hispanic . . .” View full resource at emergency-medicine.jwatch.org
Most Recently Shared on November 20, 2011 at 8:38 pm By:
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Prescription opioid overdoses kill more people each year than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined (CDC - MMWR) http://t.co/aIOCY3eD
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
Most Recently Shared on November 2, 2011 at 2:05 am By:
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Prescription painkillers outpace heroin, cocaine in OD deaths - Los Angeles Times http://t.co/YMgeG83O #health
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
Most Recently Shared on November 2, 2011 at 1:38 am By:
Very lethal... RT @LATimeshealth: Prescription #painkillers outpace heroin, cocaine in OD deaths http://t.co/Pse7qiNU
State Reduces Opioid Prescriptions in Workers’ Comp Cases | Workers Comp, Car Accident, Slip and Fall Doctors
painandinjury.com — “State Reduces Opioid Prescriptions in Workers’ Comp Cases | Workers Comp, Car Accident, Slip and Fall Doctors” View full resource at painandinjury.com
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Medical News: HHS to Congress: Drug Shortages Create Health Crisis - in Product Alert, Prescriptions from MedPage Today
medpagetoday.com — “WASHINGTON -- Shortages of injectable drugs -- including cancer drugs -- are on the rise and have hindered patient access to crucial drugs, resulting in multiple deaths in at least one instance, witne” View full resource at medpagetoday.com
Most Recently Shared on September 28, 2011 at 10:16 pm By:
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Medical News: HHS to Congress: Drug Shortages Create Health Crisis - http://t.co/NiJ2bi0p from @medpagetoday #health #medicine
Number Of Deaths From Strong Prescription Painkillers On The Rise
medicalnewstoday.com — “According to experts on bmj.com, the increasing number of deaths in the U.S. and Canada from prescription painkillers (opioids) requires urgent action. Opioids are prescription painkiller” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
Most Recently Shared on August 24, 2011 at 4:05 pm By:
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Number Of Deaths From Strong Prescription Painkillers On The Rise http://mnt.to/3Z9P #pain
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 addicts” View full resource at jacksonville.com
Most Recently Shared on August 24, 2011 at 3:43 am By:
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Florida pill mills pump poison thru South http://t.co/0r4j6Mw heads powerful pipeline in drug trade with cheap prices, easy access
Oxycodone toll in Florida spotlights prescription drug dangers - HealthPop - CBS News
cbsnews.com — “Oxycodone caused 1,516 Florida deaths in 2010, a 9 percent rise from 2009 Read more by Ryan Jaslow on CBS News' HealthPop.” View full resource at cbsnews.com
Most Recently Shared on August 18, 2011 at 5:06 am By:
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Oxycodone toll in Florida spotlights prescription drug dangers : http://t.co/E8o3nKX via @CBSNews
Deaths from prescription drugs rise in Florida | Gainesville.com
gainesville.com — “Deaths from illegal drugs in Florida fell by 21 percent between 2003 and 2009. That's the — relatively — good news from the federal government. The bad news during the same time frame is that deaths from abuse of prescription drugs rose by 61 percent.” View full resource at gainesville.com
Most Recently Shared on July 9, 2011 at 5:33 am By:
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Deaths from prescription drugs rise in Florida: Deaths from illegal drugs in Florida fell by 21 percent between ... http://bit.ly/rtDNYZ
Prescription Drug Overdoses Up 61 Percent In Florida | ThirdAge
thirdage.com — “Prescription drug deaths are on the rise in Florida, where over 16,000 overdoses were reported between 2003 and 2009, according to an analysis by federal health officials.” View full resource at thirdage.com
Most Recently Shared on July 9, 2011 at 1:01 am By:
Prescription Drug Overdoses Up 61 Percent In Florida http://bit.ly/pjUas4
Worcester Telegram & Gazette - telegram.com - Teen abuse of pills rises
telegram.com — “Abuse of prescription drugs among teens is more socially acceptable and less detectable than alcohol use, experts say, but can lead to dependence and even death.” View full resource at telegram.com
Most Recently Shared on June 26, 2011 at 5:55 pm By:
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Teen abuse of pills rises: Abuse of prescription drugs among teens is more socially acceptable and less detectab... http://bit.ly/kiOsoU
Worcester Telegram & Gazette - telegram.com - Teen abuse of pills rises
telegram.com — “Abuse of prescription drugs among teens is more socially acceptable and less detectable than alcohol use, experts say, but can lead to dependence and even death.” View full resource at telegram.com
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Teen abuse of pills rises: Abuse of prescription drugs among teens is more socially acceptable and less detectab... http://bit.ly/iWEsuP
Drug abuse trends: Deaths down, with an insidious twist | KPLU News for Seattle and the Northwest
kplu.org — “You've probably heard the under-world of drug abuse has taken on a new face over the past decade, with the rise of prescription pill addicts.” View full resource at kplu.org
Most Recently Shared on June 9, 2011 at 3:20 pm By:
Drug abuse trends UW study finds overdose deaths down King County Painkiller addiction, #heroin use a concern http://ow.ly/5e1bH @kplu story
Medical News: Deaths from Rx Painkillers Still Rising, CDC Says - in Psychiatry, Addictions from MedPage Today
medpagetoday.com — “The rise in abuse of and deaths from prescription opioid narcotics has reached epidemic proportions, government officials said today during a CDC event for physicians.” View full resource at medpagetoday.com
Most Recently Shared on February 18, 2011 at 12:40 am By:
Deaths from Rx Painkillers Still Rising, CDC Says http://bit.ly/eytHXd
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