Sentences with phrase «prescription opioid painkillers like»
Nationwide, approximately 2 million people abuse or depend on prescription opioid painkillers like OxyContin and morphine.
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One key factor contributing to the trend is the major spike in fatalities related to drugs, including prescription painkillers containing addictive opioids (like oxycodone and fentanyl) and illegal drugs like heroin; another is the second straight year that gun deaths have risen after 15 years of remaining relatively stable.
The surge in drug overdoses is driven mostly by the improper use of opioids — prescription painkillers, heroin, and increasingly, synthetic drugs like fentanyl.