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(BBC) Abuse of painkillers reaches 'epidemic' levels in US
Abuse of prescription painkiller have reached “epidemic” levels in the US, a government report says.
Overdoses of pain relievers cause more deaths than heroin and cocaine combined, the report has found.
It says sales and prescriptions of the drugs rose sharply in recent years and this was linked to the rise in overdoses.
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