Rx opiate deaths surpass heroin and cocaine combined | Addiction & Recovery News
Rx opiate deaths surpass heroin and cocaine combined | Addiction & Recovery News.
According to the above article found at Addiction & Recovery News, “Enough prescription painkillers were prescribed in 2010 to medicate every American adult around-the-clock for a month.”
Something certainly needs to change in our society. However, we know that a successful recovery from these addictions is possible. There is always hope for those battling chemical dependencies, whether it be prescription based or not.
Joanne Morace
Would really like the link to this article to read the full published one myself; do you have that available? Thank you.
paulakornegay
The original findings reported in this article are published by the CDC and can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/Vitalsigns/PainkillerOverdoses/?s_cid=tw_cdc995