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Unintentional Narcotic Pain Relief Drug Overdose Deaths A National Epidemic
April 26, 2011 by NewsBot
Unintentional overdose deaths in teens and adults have reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. In some 20 states in 2007 the number of unintentional drug poisoning deaths exceeded either motor vehicle crashes or suicides, two of the leading causes of injury death. Prescription opioid pain medications are driving this overdose epidemic...


