Admissions for treatment of prescription painkiller abuse in the United States have risen dramatically over the past decade, from one percent of all substance abuse admissions in 1997 to five percent in 2007, according to a government report released this week.
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Everybody does it...or at least that's what I told myself. I'd gotten away with doing it for several months: purposefully letting my... Read more »
British researchers have reported that patients who take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen and Celebrex have a... Read more »
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