Despite Limited Prescriptions, Little Change In Deaths, Emergency Room Visits For Non-Fentanyl Opioid Overdoses
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As the opioid epidemic grew through the 2000s, prescription opioids like Oxycodone and Hydrocodone were leading to thousands of overdoses, emergency room visits, and deaths. In 2011, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) declared the situation to be an “epidemic,” and the agency would release new voluntary prescribing guidelines in 2016 to limit the number of prescription opioids in circulation.
Despite Limited Prescriptions, Little Change In Deaths, Emergency Room Visits For Non-Fentanyl Opioid Overdoses
Despite Limited Prescriptions, Little Change…
Despite Limited Prescriptions, Little Change In Deaths, Emergency Room Visits For Non-Fentanyl Opioid Overdoses
As the opioid epidemic grew through the 2000s, prescription opioids like Oxycodone and Hydrocodone were leading to thousands of overdoses, emergency room visits, and deaths. In 2011, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) declared the situation to be an “epidemic,” and the agency would release new voluntary prescribing guidelines in 2016 to limit the number of prescription opioids in circulation.