Codeine Addiction a Growing Problem as Aussies Abuse Over-the-Counter Pain …
Codeine addiction a growing problem as Aussies abuse over-the-counter pain …
That's higher than those who come to him hooked on opioid and benzodiazepine prescription drugs that have been under the media spotlight, such as OxyContin, MS-Contin and Xanax (about 15 per cent), while illicit drug addiction makes up about 40 per …
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Reynolds: Time to make overdose antidote readily available
… Saturday, and if it's like every other day in recent history, another 100 Americans — at least one of them a Long Islander — will struggle to take their last breaths while under the influence of opioid painkillers, heroin, methadone, cocaine …
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