Friday, February 10, 2012

ER Visits Due to Painkiller Abuse Soaring: Report 

(U.S. News and World Report) UPDATED 2010-06-18
According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, hospital emergency rooms are treating more than twice the number of prescription painkiller abuse cases than they did just a few years ago. One painkiller alone, OxyContin, led to about 105,000 ER visits in 2004, a jump of 152 percent from the number of visits in 2004. Experts say the trend is likely due to the increased availability of prescription pain meds and that the trend poses a potential threat to public health.  Read full story >
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