Painkillers among 'most abused drugs'

The issue of painkiller addiction is receiving more attention because prescriptions for opiods have jumped tenfold in the last 20 years, according to the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The study found that nearly 2 million Americans were dependent on or abusing prescription pain relievers, nearly twice as great as the number of people addicted to cocaine.

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