Prescription drug abuse now more deadly than heroin, cocaine combined
Prescription drug abuse now more deadly than heroin, cocaine combined
By The Christian Science Monitor
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 7:02 EDT
A new study shows that deaths from prescription drug overdoses have quadrupled during the past decade, suggesting that a stronger response is needed.
Deaths involving prescription pills have quadrupled between 1999 and 2010, according to a report released Monday by Trust for America’s Health, a nonprofit organization in Washington that studies health policy. About 6.1 million people abuse prescription pills, and overdose deaths have at least doubled in 29 states, where they now exceed vehicle-related deaths. In 10 of those states, rates tripled; in four of them, they quadrupled.
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