CDC Reports National Epidemic: Prescription Painkillers Cause More Deaths Than Illegal Drugs; Alternatives Should Be ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), prescription painkillers cause more accidental drug overdose deaths in the United States than cocaine and heroin combined. The CDC found in their recent study "Increasing Deaths From Opioid Analgesics In The United States" that between 1999 and 2002 deaths from prescription painkillers increased 91.2% while overdose deaths ...
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