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Old 17-03-2008, 16:37
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Rx drugs kill more people than illegal drugs in W.Va

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CHARLESTON -- In 2006, nine out of 10 overdose deaths in West Virginia involved prescription drugs.
"There's a perception that because these are legal, prescribed drugs, somehow they're safer," said Aron Hall, CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.
"Our study shows that prescription drugs kill more people than illegal drugs."
Researchers in a joint state-federal study studied 332 accidental overdose autopsy reports, excluding suicides and overdoses. One-third of the prescription drugs taken in the state's deadly incidents were being taken by a prescription issued within the previous 30 days. Fewer than one in four of the deaths involved illegal drugs.
"A lot of people had prescriptions for opioids that can cause death," Hall said. "But that's not what killed."
Methadone contributed to one of three deaths, more than any other drug. However, only 10 of the overdose victims were enrolled at a methadone clinic for drug-abuse treatment.
Other opioid drugs that were frequently found to cause deaths were hydrocodone and oxycodone, each contributing to one in five deaths. Morphine contributed to about one in seven deaths.
Anti-anxiety drugs also were found in 43 percent of deaths.
The study was prompted by a February 2007 report by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hall said.
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Re: Rx drugs kill more people than illegal drugs in W.Va

yup typical consequence of the drug war
most of these people could have been prescribed marijuana for their ales
and would have been still alive
sad...
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Re: Rx drugs kill more people than illegal drugs in W.Va

Anti-Anxiety drugs don't mix well with anything unfortunately. Typically its a daily drug so out of the 365 days a year, a person is likely going to drink and do other drugs at least at one point. I don't even think we can rule out suicide for a substantial amount of those deaths.
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