Pain pill prescriptions drop, yet overdose deaths continue to rise in Alabama - AL.com

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Pain pill prescriptions drop, yet overdose deaths continue to rise in Alabama AL.com Prescription pills in a plastic medicine bottle. Reductions in opioid prescriptions haven't led to reductions in overdose death, says an Alabama doctor. Prescription pills in a plastic medicine bottle. Reductions in opioid prescriptions haven't led to ... 'Extreme' Opioid Use And Doctor Shopping Still Plague MedicareNPR Half a million Medicare recipients were prescribed too many opioid drugs last yearWashington Post A new report shows some patients take advantage of Medicare to get a lot of opioidsVox all 4 news articles »

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