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CDC Says Methadone Prescribed for Pain Relief is Leading Cause of Deadly Overdose

Published: 9th August, 2012 Categorized: News, Prescription Drug Addiction

Only 2 percent of prescriptions for addictive painkillers are for methadone in the United States but more than 30 percent of the overdose deaths caused by prescription opiates are caused by the drug, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Thomas Frieden is the director of the US Centers for Disease . . . . Continue Reading

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