Studies: Epidemic of Prescription-Painkiller ODs
Studies: Epidemic of prescription-painkiller ODs
A. Thomas McLellan, CEO of the Philadelphia-based Treatment Research Institute, said that the city data reflected trends seen recently in a few other places – particularly New Mexico and West Virginia, which have by far the highest overdose death rates …
Read more on Philly.com
Doctors' group: Proposed Pennsylvania bill pushes medical privacy boundaries
But we do not, and we are ranked 10th in the nation as having the highest drug addiction rates,” he said. Jeffrey Levi, executive director of the Trust for America's Health in Washington, said a study released on Monday, … Attorney Tom Plaitano, who …
Read more on Tribune-Review
Veterans' hospitals place high on list for prescriptions
Veterans' hospitals in Beckley and Huntington prescribed powerful painkillers at some of the highest rates in the nation from 2001 to 2012, according to a new report. The Center for Investigative Reporting, a national nonprofit … It looked at four …
Read more on Daily Mail – Charleston