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Policy Impact: Prescription Painkiller Overdosespdf icon
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Description:Although many types of prescription drugs are abused, there is currently a growing, deadly epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse. Nearly three out of four prescription drug overdoses are caused by prescription painkillers—also called opioid pain relievers. the unprecedented rise in overdose deaths in the us parallels a 300% increase since 1999 in the sale of these strong painkillers.4 these drugs were involved in 14,800 overdose deaths in 2008, more than cocaine and heroin combined.
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