Drug Abuse: Oxy Deaths Down, but Overall Drug Deaths Up

Published October 24, 2012

Oxy deaths down, but overall drug deaths up
Filed under: Drug Abuse

TALLAHASSEE — Deaths related to oxycodone dropped by 17.7 percent in 2011, state police announced today. The drop, they say, is a direct result of the state’s battle to root out pain clinics and crack down on pill pushers. Overall prescription drugs fell by 6.37 percent. “Within two years of establishing our prescription drug abuse efforts, Florida […]
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