Dr. Barry Dworkin

Prescription opiods associated with increasing levels of overdose and mortality: study

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 8, 2009

Source:

Study finds huge rise in oxycodone deaths

(The “huge rise” is an increase of 13 per million)

Reference:

Prescribing of opioid analgesics and related mortality before and after the introduction of long-acting oxycodone

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