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Opioid Prescribing in Ohio
July 15, 2011
Southern Ohio. It’s full of state parks, historical sites, and nature preserves. It also unfortunately has a serious problem with opioid use and abuse. The leading cause of accidental death is unintentional drug overdose. In Scioto County alone last year there were 22 overdose deaths. As reported on NPR, “If you count up every pain pill that was legally prescribed within Scioto County last year, you get 9.7 million tablets and capsules. That's...
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