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Painkiller boom crosses regional boundaries in US markets
An AP investigation shows oxycodone and hydrocodone sales rising sharply from 1997 to 2005 driven by aging population and aggressive marketing. High rural use in Appalachia contrasts with growing suburban demand in Missouri and Florida while doctors increasingly confront abuse, prosecutions, and shifting pain management philosophies.
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Appalachia
St. Louis
Fort Lauderdale
Robert Walker
University of Kentucky Center On
Drug and Alcohol Research
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Jeffrey Gordon
Kansas City
Nashville
Tenn
New York
Long Island
DEA
James Fernandez
Fredericksburg
Marine Corps
Rush Limbaugh
Siobhan Reynolds
New Mexico
Oklahoma