The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has been taking steps to cut opioid misuse and overdoses by issuing guidelines to doctors who prescribe the powerful painkillers. While the recommendations are not legally binding, the agency urges physicians in the guidelines to only prescribe opioids if there are absolutely no other options, and to only prescribe a few days’ worth of pills at a time.
According to a new survey by the National Safety Council.
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Opiate addiction continues to plague the United States.
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Law enforcement and health officials believe a batch of bad heroin is behind a rash of nearly 75 overdoses in Chicago that occurred between Tuesday and Thursday of last week.
Despite billions spent to supposedly eradicate opium in Afghanistan, the crop is grown in larger amounts now than ever before.The post Rumors Persist That the CIA Helps Export Opium from Afghanistan appeared first on The Anti-Media.
