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 DungenessDank
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 Duh 
#435389 - 06/20/10 08:37 AM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Recent years have seen a steep rise in U.S. emergency room visits by people abusing prescription pain drugs such as OxyContin, Vicodin and Dilaudid, a new report finds.
In fact, between 2004 and 2008 the abuse of opioid medications like these increased more than 111 percent overall, and a whopping 29 percent during 2007-2008 alone, the researchers say.
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SmOakland
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My medical advice is 5 syllables.
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DungenessDank
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This study uses emergency room visits as an indicator of use, which IMO isn't really a good way to come up with numbers.
So is it an epidemic spreading like wildfire, or are people just being less responsible with these drugs?
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Cherokee
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DungenessDank said:
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In fact, between 2004 and 2008 the abuse of opioid medications like these increased more than 111 percent overall, and a whopping 29 percent during 2007-2008 alone, the researchers say.
this math is funny
for abuse to rise 111 percent in 4 years every year would be damn near 29 percent
journalists 
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