Ontario Opioid Deaths Drop for First Time in Years – but Some Painkiller Prescriptions Skyrocket

Ontario opioid deaths drop for first time in years – but some painkiller prescriptions skyrocket
Prescription painkillers are killing fewer Ontarians. But even as prescriptions for OxyContin’s replacement plummeted, prescriptions for other opioids – just as addictive, just as easily abused and even more powerful – skyrocketed. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results