Overdose Deaths From Narcotics Keep Climbing, by Scott Hensley, February 20, 201312:27 PM:"For the 11th year running, deaths from drug overdoses rose in the U.S in 2010.
Pharmaceuticals were involved in more than half of the 38,329 overdose deaths that year.
Opioid painkillers, such as hydrocodone, or Vicodin, were the most common prescription drugs implicated. They were cited in 16,651 fatalities, or 44 percent of the total.
When the focus was narrowed to prescription drugs, the opioid painkillers were, predictably, an even clearer problem. The drugs were involved in three-quarters of overdoses."
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/02/20/172481359/overdose-deaths-from-narcotics-keep-climbing ******************************************************
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Pharmaceuticals were involved in more than half of the 38,329 overdose deaths that year.
Opioid painkillers, such as hydrocodone, or Vicodin, were the most common prescription drugs implicated. They were cited in 16,651 fatalities, or 44 percent of the total.
When the focus was narrowed to prescription drugs, the opioid painkillers were, predictably, an even clearer problem. The drugs were involved in three-quarters of overdoses."
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/02/20/172481359/overdose-deaths-from-narcotics-keep-climbing ******************************************************
****************************************************** Discover http://www.Nursefriendly.com/ New! Yoga Nursing Training Essentials, Online from Annette Tersigni, RN @Theyoganurse
http://www.nursefriendly.com/yoganursing/ Power Strategies for Nurses Who Care from Carol Gino, RN. New York Times Best-Selling Author of The Nurses Story."Nurses... What To Do When Helping Hurts. Watch the full Survival Guide for Nurses Who Care video and learn power strategies that will work for you."
http://nursefriendly.com/survival/ ******************************************************
Did you know? Our team of nurses has been researching, indexing healthcare resources for over a decade? If you have questions, need resources, stop here first and search our index. If we don't have it, ask us :) Join the discussions, ask questions :) Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/nurseup/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Nurseupcom-Nursing-Healthcare-Advocacy-4366517 Twitter: http://twitter.com/nursefriendly Andrew Lopez, RN
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