Perscription Drugs Linked to Staggering 147% Rise in Overdose Deaths in Indiana
Posted on July 07, 2008 by DFHS Article Team
The number of Hoosiers who died from drug overdoses increased 147 percent from 1999 to 2004, a trend driven by the growing abuse of prescription medications, according to a new study.
The problem, experts say, has shown no sign of abating and is expected to worsen. Overdose deaths jumped from an average of fewer than one a day in Indiana in 1999 to nearly two a day in 2004, an increase of 147 percent. That’s more than 2 1/2 times the national increase; the number of overdose deaths in the U.S. increased 57 percent during the same period. [Read More]
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