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NYC overdose deaths from prescription painkillers up 65%
New York City :: NY :: USA | 4 days ago
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From 2005-11, New York City's rate of overdose deaths from prescription opioid painkillers increased by 65 percent, city health officials say. "Prescription opioids can be dangerous drugs," Dr. Thomas Farley , New York City's health commissioner,
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Ohio sees record high overdose deaths in 2011
Columbus :: OH :: USA | 22 days ago
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Ohio (AP) Ohioans are dying from drug overdoses at record-high rates, the state Department of Health said Friday as it released 2011 figures that place the blame on prescription painkillers and also show a worsening heroin problem. The number of
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Tessie Castillo: What We Can Learn From Celebrity Overdoses
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 1 month ago
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What We Can Learn From Celebrity Overdoses Posted: 04/03/2013 6:30 pm Read more share this story Recently rapper Lil' Wayne was discharged after a six day hospital admission in Los Angeles, where he was reportedly recovering from an overdose of
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D.C. Decriminalizes Some Drug Offenses
Columbia :: SC :: USA | 2 months ago
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Decriminalizes Some Drug Offenses Law enforcement officers who observe small amounts of illegal drugs or paraphernalia at the scene of an overdose should not consider these drug law violations to be crimes for the individual experiencing the overdose
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Fayette coroner: There 'could be a bad batch' of heroin in Lexington
Lexington :: KY :: USA | 3 months ago
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Any time there is an overdose death now, Ginn said, he considers heroin as a potential cause. That includes a death Saturday night in Lexington, Ginn said. The coroner's office is waiting for toxicology results in eight deaths that they suspect were
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Drug overdose deaths up for 11th consecutive year
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 3 months ago
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Drug overdose deaths rose for the 11th straight year, federal data show, and most of them were accidents involving addictive painkillers despite growing attention to risks from these medicines. The big picture is that this is a big problem that has
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Drug overdose deaths up for 11th consecutive year
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 3 months ago
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Drug overdose deaths rose for the 11th straight year, federal data show, and most of them were accidents involving addictive painkillers despite growing attention to risks from these medicines. In 2010, there were 38,329 drug overdose deaths
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Medical board appeals to public to combat prescription overdoses
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 5 months ago
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Whitney also said board investigators would review autopsies and other records on specific overdose deaths described in recent articles in the Los Angeles Times. She said the board, which licenses and oversees California physicians, was acting in
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Drug overdose deaths up 296 percent from 2000 to 2010 in Kentucky
Louisville :: KY :: USA | 5 months ago
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The number of drug overdose deaths in Kentucky rose a staggering 296 percent from 2000 to 2010, according to a study by a research center at the University of Kentucky. A tidal wave of prescription drug abuse drove the steep increase in overdose
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FDA To Take Harder Look At Opioid Painkillers
Trenton :: NJ :: USA | 5 months ago
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Amid ongoing debate over the risks and benefits of prescription painkillers, the FDA plans to hold a two-day public hearing in early February in hopes of finding a midpoint that balances patient needs with ongoing concerns over abuse and addiction.
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