Causes of Drug Abuse: Health Affairs Report Describes Ground-Breaking Effort That Aims to Prevent Opioid Abuse

Causes of Drug Abuse: Health Affairs report describes ground-breaking effort that aims to prevent opioid abuse
Fatal overdoses involving prescribed opioids tripled in the United States between 1999 and 2006, climbing to almost 14,000 deaths annually-more than cocaine and heroin overdoses combined. Hospitalizations and emergency room visits related to prescription opioid pain medicines such as oxycodone and hydrocodone also increased dramatically in the same period.
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