Human Costs of Pain Pill Addiction Growing

Published July 17, 2010

Human Costs of Pain Pill Addiction Growing
(The New York Times News Service) — A national report revealed Thursday that more people than ever need treatment for addiction to pain pills. Admissions for therapy more than quadrupled in the last decade across the U.S., a trend mirrored in Florida.
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