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Painkiller Overdoses Increasining Rapidly

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The Centers for Disease Control reports the number of overdose deaths from painkillers more than tripled over 10 years.

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" The number of people who died after overdosing on powerful painkillers more than tripled over a decade a new report from the Centers for Disease Control shows nearly 151000 people died after taking prescription drugs like OxyContin and like -- did in 2008. In 1999. The number of such -- was just 4000 -- CDC finds nearly 5% of Americans over age twelve seed -- abuse prescription painkillers in the past year of the problem was highest in Oklahoma."

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