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11/01/2011

CDC report highlights overdose deaths from prescription painkillers

A new report from the CDC highlights the problem of overdose and death from prescription painkillers. According to the CDC, physicians, consumers and policy makers can act together to ensure patients receive safe pain management.


According to the finding, A large portion of overdose deaths are the result of people taking the medications recreationally. According to the CDC, in 2010, 12 million Americans over age 12 said they took painkillers in the past year just to get high, rather than for medical purposes.


The report also found more men than women die from drug overdose from prescription painkillers that include oxycodone, methadone and hyrdocodone. 


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