Prescription Pain Reliever Abuse
DocuTicker DocuBase Category: GAO 2012-10-23
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Key measures of prescription pain reliever abuse and misuse increased from 2003 to 2009. The largest increases were in measures of adverse health consequences such as emergency department visits, substance abuse treatment admissions, and unintentional overdose deaths, though increases were not consistent across [...]