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New CDC Vital Signs: Deaths from Prescription Painkiller Overdoses Rise Sharply Among Women - Press Release

July 2, 2013

The number of prescription painkiller overdose deaths 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.

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