Treatment Admissions for Prescription Pain Relievers Has Risen 430% from 1999-2009
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released details of a new report indicating treatment admissions for prescription pain relievers has risen 430 percent from 1999 to 2009. This epidemic has taken over the country and has increased in every region in the country with the highest increases in the states of Maine,…