Prescription Painkiller Overdoses Surpass 'street' Drugs

Prescription painkiller overdoses surpass 'street' drugs
Across the country, health experts are battling a growing prescription drug epidemic that is killing almost 15,000 people a year – more fatalities than from heroin and cocaine overdoses combined. NBC's Mara … This is what they overdosed on.” In the … Read more on Today.com (blog)

Benzodiazepines Plus Buprenorphine Linked to ED Visits
AVENTURA, Florida — Increased visits to the emergency department (ED) appear to be one of the downsides to prescribing benzodiazepines to patients who are also receiving buprenorphine treatment, new research shows. Patients receiving buprenorphine … Read more on Medscape

Epidemic of Painkiller Addiction Strikes Newborns
In 2009, reports the Wall Street Journal, about 13,000 babies were diagnosed as having painkiller withdrawal symptoms — the condition is sometimes referred to as "neonatal abstinence syndrome." The number of babies born with the condition tripled … Read more on LiveScience.com