America’s Top Ten Deadly Medications

The National Center for Health Statistics just released a report concluding that the nation’s leading cause of accidental deaths is prescription medication overdoses. For the first time in over a century, motor vehicle accidents were not at the top of the list. The prescription drug epidemic continues despite state and federal campaigns. In 2010, enough prescription painkillers were sold nationwide to keep every American medicated 24/7 for an entire month
Included in this article is a list of brand name and generic drugs compiled from the Drug Abuse Warning Network's (DAWN's) database of emergency room visits in 2009, including drug poisonings that lead to both deaths and survivals.
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