Deaths from opioid use have doubled, 5-fold increase in oxycodone deaths

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 08:14 in Health & Medicine

Deaths from opioid use in Ontario, Canada, have doubled since 1991 and the addition of long-acting oxycodone to the drug formulary was associated with a 5-fold increase in oxycodone-related deaths, found a new study in Canadian Medical Association Journal. Most of these additional deaths were accidental...

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