Prescription Drug Abuse Now More Deadly Than Heroin, Cocaine Combined

Published October 8, 2013

Prescription drug abuse now more deadly than heroin, cocaine combined
A new study shows that deaths from prescription drug overdoses have quadrupled during the past decade, suggesting that a stronger response is needed. drug abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Prescription Drug Abuse: More than Half of States Score 6 or Less out of 10 on New Policy Report Card, While Drug …
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A new report, Prescription Drug Abuse: Strategies to Stop the Epidemic finds that 28 states and Washington, D.C. scored six or less out of 10 possible indicators of promising strategies to help curb prescription drug abuse. Two states, New Mexico and Vermont, received the highest score receiving all 10 possible indicators, while South Dakota … drug abuse – Yahoo News Search Results