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Abuse of painkillers reaches ‘epidemic’

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Overdoses of pain relievers cause more deaths than heroin and cocaine combined. Overdoses of pain relievers cause more deaths than heroin and cocaine combined.

The prescription painkillers have reached levels in the US, a government report says.

Noticias de Cancun | Diario La Verdad

New York, US

Overdoses of pain relievers cause more deaths than heroin and cocaine combined, the report has found. It says sales and prescriptions of the drugs rose sharply in recent years and this was linked to the rise in overdoses.

Narcotic painkillers are prescribed to relieve chronic pain but the drugs can be “highly addictive”, the report says. The report, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said fatalities caused by narcotic pain relievers have more than tripled in the last 10 years - equivalent to 40 deaths a day.

Last year, a national survey on drug use and health showed that one in 20 Americans over the age of 12 said they had used painkillers for non-medical reasons. Named as the fastest growing drug problem facing the US, narcotic painkillers are increasingly used recreationally - for the high they cause. “Almost 5,500 people start to misuse prescription painkillers every day,” said Pamela Hyde, administrator for the Substance Abuse and Mental.

Abuso de analgésicos alcanza ‘epidemia’

La sobredosis de calmantes para el dolor son más muertes que la heroína y la cocaína combinado, el informe ha encontrado. Se dice que las ventas y las recetas de los medicamentos aumentó considerablemente en los últimos años y esto se relacionó con el aumento de la sobredosis.

Los analgésicos narcóticos se recetan para aliviar el dolor crónico, pero los medicamentos pueden ser «altamente adictivo», dice el informe. El informe, publicado por los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC), dijo que las muertes causadas por los analgésicos narcóticos han más que triplicado en los últimos 10 años - equivalente a 40 muertes por día.

El año pasado, una encuesta nacional sobre consumo de drogas y salud mostró que uno de cada 20 estadounidenses mayores de 12 años de edad dijeron que habían usado calmantes para razones no médicas. Nombrado como el problema de las drogas de más rápido crecimiento frente a los EE.UU., los analgésicos narcóticos son cada vez más utilizadas de forma recreativa - para el alta que causan. Casi 5.500 personas empiezan a mal uso de analgésicos todos los días.

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