Suncoast Deems Rx Drugs Too Accessible in Light of Recent Study–70% of …
Suncoast Deems Rx Drugs Too Accessible in Light of Recent Study–70% of …
Prescription drug abuse has steadily risen in recent years—the CDC's latest figures show that 16,500 people died from overdoses tied to common narcotic pain relievers such as Vicodin, OxyContin, Opana and methadone in 2010 (2). Drug abuse often begins … Read more on The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Casey presses Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for more methadone …
His letter to the CDC noted that while methadone is accepted for treating pain and biochemical dependence, there were six times as many methadone overdoses nationwide in 2009 as there were 10 years earlier, yet other reliable data are hard to find. Read more on Reading Eagle