POLL: More People Are Taking Opioids, Even As Their Concerns Rise

(By Jessica Boddy for NPR)

Prescribed narcotic painkillers continue to fuel a nationwide opioid epidemic—nearly half of fatal overdoses in the United States involve opioids prescribed by a doctor. Continue reading article here…

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