Addiction to Painkillers: New Warnings About Painkillers

New Warnings About Painkillers


The Food and Drug Administration has suggested that there are increased dangers associated with popular prescription painkillers Vicodin and Percocet, along …

 

A shortsighted 'cure' for prescription meds' abuse
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The use of narcotic painkillers has quadrupled in the last decade; so have deaths related to their use. That's led to … Supporters say this squares with research suggesting the drugs lose their effectiveness over time and carry a high risk of …
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Heroin epidemic: How did we get here?
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In fact, in 2010, doctors and pharmacists gave out enough opiate painkillers to medicate every American adult around the clock for a month. And by the middle of the decade, we had a prescription addiction epidemic. The opioid pain pills, like oxycontin …
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