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Painkiller overdoses center West Virginia study findings
A Journal of the American Medical Association study of 2006 unintentional prescription drug deaths in West Virginia finds 275 of 295 deaths involved opioid painkillers, with methadone linked to the most fatalities. The report notes rampant doctor shopping and diversion, and warns restricted opioid prescribing may not curb the crisis.
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West Virginia
Charleston
Journal of the American Medical Association
Michael O'Neil
University of Charleston
State Controlled Substance Advisory Board
O'Neil
Federal Drug Enforcement Agency
Appalachian
Appalachia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
Carl Sullivan
West Virginia University
Sullivan
DEA
National Center For Injury Prevention and Control
Center