Sharp rise in heroin use after Oxy removed from market ........The rising numbers are linked to the Ontario government’s decision to remove the opiate OxyContin from the market in March because of concerns the strong painkiller was being abused. As a result, addicts are switching to heroin and other drugs, including a dangerous prescription drug, fentanyl.... ...

Deaths from Prescription Painkiller Overdoses Rise Sharply Among Women   The number of prescription painkiller overdose deathCs increased five fold among women between 1999 and 2010, according to a Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While men are more likely to die of a prescription painkiller overdose, since 1999 the percentage increase in deaths was greater among women (400 percent in women compared to 265 percent in men). Prescription painkiller overdoses killed nearly 48,000 women between 1999 and 2010............ ...

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