«The U.S. has experienced a 400 percent increase in overdoses due to prescription opioid pain relievers among women of reproductive age between 1999 and 2010, and those deaths are concentrated among white women in rural areas, and those with lower socioeconomic status,» said Jarlenski. (sciencedaily.com)
The bills agreed to by Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders include some worthy measures, such as capping prescriptions of opioid pain relievers at a seven - day supply, down from 30. (empirecenter.org)
«The rise in neonatal abstinence syndrome mirrors the rise we have seen in opioid pain reliever use across the nation. (sciencedaily.com)