As Sales of Painkillers Grow, So Do Overdose Deaths

Published April 13, 2014

As sales of painkillers grow, so do overdose deaths
Increased public attention in the past few years may have started to tamp down the problem. For example, the number of Iowa overdose deaths from prescription painkillers dropped 16 percent to 52 in 2012. … "The biggest part of the problem is well …
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Should doctors consider medical costs?
In 2012, the ABIM Foundation, an extension of the ABIM that promotes professionalism in medicine, introduced a campaign called Choosing Wisely, which asks other medical societies to identify the top five tests and treatments within their specialties …
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