CDC: Painkiller Overdoses 'skyrocketed' Among Women

Published July 6, 2013

CDC: Painkiller overdoses 'skyrocketed' among women
The mortality rate for opioid prescription overdoses among women (4.2 per 100,000 population) was four times greater than the rate for cocaine and heroin deaths combined (1 per 100,000 population), CDC researchers said. In 2010, 943,365 women visited … Read more on Healio

Opioid painkiller crisis seen for middle-aged women
The CDC previously reported that deaths from overdoses of prescription opioid painkillers had exceeded those of cocaine and heroin combined. The new … Relieving pain for chronic cancer patients is among the proper uses for such medication. Despite … Read more on Philly.com