Methadone Linked to 30 Percent of Prescription Painkiller Overdose Deaths, CDC Says – msnbc.com

Drug Methadone: Methadone Linked to 30 Percent of Prescription Painkiller Overdose Deaths, CDC Says – msnbc.com
(CDC news release) The prescription drug methadone accounted for 2 percent of painkiller prescriptions in the United States in 2009, but was involved in more than 30 percent of prescription painkiller overdose deaths, according to a CDC Vital Signs report …
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Drug Methadone: Methadone tied to one-third of prescription-drug deaths – Seattle Times
ATLANTA — Overdose deaths from powerful painkillers have been surging at an alarming rate in the U.S., but here’s a sliver of good news: The number blamed on methadone appears to have peaked. Still, methadone accounts for nearly one-third of …
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Drug Methadone: Methadone cited in 30 percent of painkiller deaths: CDC – Reuters India
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Methadone use contributed to more than 30 percent of U.S. overdose deaths from prescription painkillers, even though the drug accounted for only 2 percent of the country’s pain prescriptions, the Centers for Disease …
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