Deaths related to narcotic pain relievers have doubled since 1991: Study
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 13:49
in Health & Medicine
Deaths from opioid use in Ontario have doubled -- from 13.7 deaths per million residents in 1991 to 27.2 deaths per million residents in 2004 -- according to a new study led by physicians at St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) in Toronto.