New CDC Vital Signs: Deaths from Prescription Painkiller Overdoses Rise Sharply Among Women - Digital Press Kit
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Use prescription drugs only as directed by a health care provider, and store them in a secure place.
Use prescription drugs only as directed by a health care provider, and store them in a secure place.
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Dispose of medications properly, as soon as the course of treatment is done. Do not keep prescription medications around "just in case."
Dispose of medications properly, as soon as the course of treatment is done. Do not keep prescription medications around "just in case."
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Prescription painkiller overdoses killed 5 times as many women in 2010 as in 1999.
Prescription painkiller overdoses killed 5 times as many women in 2010 as in 1999.
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Every 3 minutes, a woman gets to the emergency department for prescrption painkiller misuse or abuse.
Every 3 minutes, a woman gets to the emergency department for prescrption painkiller misuse or abuse.
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For every woman who dies of a prescription painkiller overdose, 30 go to the emergency department for painkiller misuse or abuse.
For every woman who dies of a prescription painkiller overdose, 30 go to the emergency department for painkiller misuse or abuse.
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Deaths from prescription painkiller overdoses among women have increased more than 400%, compared to 265% among men (1999-2010).
Deaths from prescription painkiller overdoses among women have increased more than 400%, compared to 265% among men (1999-2010).
