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CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - What can be done to make opioid painkiller prescribing safer? - Media Advisory

June 27, 2014

Overprescribing of opioid painkillers is a major cause of the prescription drug overdose epidemic in the United States. In 2012, health care providers in some states prescribed far more painkillers than those in other states. How can overprescribing of these painkillers be reduced safely and feasibly?

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