Over 10 Million Americans Are Taking Opioids Each Week, Study Finds
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 22:35
in Health & Medicine
Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found that in a given week, over 10 million Americans are taking opioids, and more than 4 million are taking them regularly (at least five days per week, for at least four weeks). These findings appear in the Aug. 31 issue of the journal Pain.