Middle-aged women fastest-growing share of drug overdose deaths in US: report

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ATLANTA — Middle-aged women account for the fastest-growing share of overdose deaths in the U.S., and their drug of choice is usually prescription painkillers, the government reported Tuesday. “It's a serious health problem and it's getting worse …
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Expert Details Misuse of Prescription Drugs

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In a talk titled "Clearing the Smoke on Drug Policy in America" held last Thursday in the Mt. Lebanon Public Library, Mr. Kilmer said the legalization of marijuana is not the only discussion the country needs to be having on drug policy as prescription …
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Heroin returns with vengeance in Nashville area

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How did a drug that had virtually disappeared from many American streets suddenly return? It started with the rise in prescription drug abuse. Over the past 15 years or so, powerful prescription painkillers flooded the market with names that are now …
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Painkiller Overdose Deaths Increase 400% in Women

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… those that do not involve prescription drugs, the CDC says. Doctors can also use prescription drug monitoring programs, which are databases that keep track of patients' prescriptions, to help identify people who may be using prescription drugs …
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