overdoses and deaths

Deaths tied to painkillers rising in the U.S.

Publication: 
Los Angeles Times
Publication Date: 

March 29, 2013

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Tags: news articles, overdoses and deaths, Oxycontin, prescribing patterns, Vicodin

Prescription Drug Abuse: The National Perspective

Publication Date: 

November 14, 2012

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Tags: drug control policy, government reports, history of opioids, opioid abuse, overdoses and deaths

Overdose Deaths-More Alarming News From Virginia

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Publication Date: 

November 28, 2012

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Doctor and pharmacy shopping for controlled substances

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Peirce, G.L., Smith, M.J., Abate, M.A., Halverson, J.

Publication Date: 

June 2012

Publication: 
Medical Care
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Tags: doctor shopping, journal articles, overdoses and deaths, PDMP impact, West Virginia

Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers - United States, 1999-2008

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11/4/11

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Tags: government report, opioid abuse, overdoses and deaths, RX epidemic

CDC Grand Rounds: Prescription Drug Overdoses — a U.S. Epidemic

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1/13/12

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Tags: doctor shopping, government reports, law enforcement, overdoses, overdoses and deaths, prescribing practices, RX epidemic

A history of being prescribed controlled substances and risk of drug overdose death

Author: 

Paulozzi, L.J., Kilbourne, E.M., Shah, N.G., Nolte, K.B., Desai, H.A., Landen, M.G., Harvey, W., Loring, L.D.

Publication Date: 

January 13, 2012

Publication: 
Pain Medicine
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Tags: doctor shopping, journal articles, New Mexico, overdoses and deaths, unintended consequences

Prescription drug monitoring programs and death rates from drug overdose

Author: 

Paulozzi, L.J., Kilbourne, E.M., Desai, H.A.

Publication Date: 

May 12, 2012

Publication: 
Pain Medicine
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Tags: effectiveness of prescription control, journal articles, overdoses and deaths, PDMP impact

Drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in U.S., data show

Publication: 
Los Angeles Times
Publication Date: 

September 17, 2011

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Special Issue: Deaths Related to Opioids Prescribed for Chronic Pain: Causes and Solutions

Publication Date: 

June 2011

Publication: 
Pain Medicine
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Tags: journal articles, opioid abuse, overdoses and deaths, pain management, pain medicine, prescribing practices, Utah

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