Prescription Drug-Related Deaths Spike In Florida
MIAMI — Fatalities caused by prescription drug abuse are quickly rising in Florida. New reports from the state’s medical examiners and a drug research center at Nova Southeastern University show a nearly 40 percent increase in deaths caused by painkillers and other prescription drugs.
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Prescription drug-related deaths spike in Florida
MIAMI (AP) — Fatalities caused by prescription drug abuse are quickly rising in Florida. New reports from the state’s medical examiners and a drug research center at Nova Southeastern show a nearly 40 percent increase in deaths caused by…
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Prescription drug-related deaths spike in Florida
MIAMI (AP) — Fatalities caused by prescription drug abuse are quickly rising in Florida. New reports from the state’s medical examiners and a drug research center at Nova Southeastern show a nearly 40 percent increase in deaths caused by painkillers and other prescription drugs. More than 8,600 died in 2009, compared with 6,200 in 2008. Fort Lauderdale and St. Petersburg reported the largest …
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