Sentences with phrase «narcotic painkiller prescriptions»

Graphics show death rate from opioid overdoses in the U.S. and number of narcotic painkiller prescriptions.

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Statewide, the number of prescriptions for all narcotic painkillers has increased by six million, from 16.6 million in 2007 to nearly 22.5 million in 2010.

Prescription narcotic painkillers — drugs such as Oxycontin, Vicodin and Percocet — are not as effective as NSAIDs for inflammatory pain, he explained.