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States combat alarming drug overdose deaths
2014-02-20 23:31:16| Biotech - Topix.net
According to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 38,329 overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2010.
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Drug overdose deaths spike among middle-aged women
2013-07-02 22:06:22| Biotech - Topix.net
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA - Overdose deaths in the U.S. are rising fastest among middle-aged women, and their drug of choice is usually prescription painkillers, the government reported Tuesday.
Drug overdose deaths up for 11th consecutive year
2013-02-20 00:10:29| Biotech - Topix.net
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.
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