More than 90% of people who overdosed on prescription painkillers can still get refills, study says
Monday, December 28, 2015 - 18:20
in Health & Medicine
Even after overdosing on opioid medications, more than nine out of 10 patients continued to get prescriptions for the powerful painkillers, according to a new study. As a result, some went on to suffer another overdose. The findings, published Monday in Annals of Internal Medicine, are “highly...