Deaths from Opioid Overdoses Decline
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has documented the first significant decline in the number of overdose deaths caused by…
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South and Midwest Lead U.S. in Opioid Prescribing
Over twice as many prescriptions for opioid painkillers are written for patients in the South and Midwest than in other parts of the country –…
Prescription Drug Overdoses: How Reliable is the Research?
Yet another study is out blaming prescription painkillers for an "epidemic" of overdose deaths in the United States and Canada. What sets this study apart…
Painkiller Overdoses More Likely In Single-Parent, Divorced Families
Accidental deaths from overdoses of pain medication are more likely in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods with high rates of divorce and single parent households, according to…
Deaths from Painkillers Rise Sharply Among Women
The number of overdose deaths from prescription painkillers has soared among American women in the past decade, in part due to the over-prescribing of opioid…