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Prescription Opioid Overdose Kills More than Heroin and Cocaine Overdoses Combined
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November 29, 2011The rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. has tripled since 1991, with most of these drug-related deaths caused by prescription drugs, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Continue Reading
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The number of deaths directly attributable to opioids like OxyContin and Vicodin has risen sharply in both the United States and Canada in recent years. Continue Reading
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Oklahoma Sooner linebacker, Austin Box was found dead, May 19 at his friend’s home in El Reno. Box, 22 was also found with five different painkillers in his system, which lead to what was believed to be, an overdose, and the cause of death. Continue Reading
