Sharp rise in admissions for certain drug combinations over 10 years
Thursday, December 13, 2012 - 17:30
in Health & Medicine
Substance abuse treatment admissions for addiction involving combined use of benzodiazepine and narcotic pain relievers rose a total of 569.7 percent, to 33,701, from 2000 to 2010, according to a new report. Overall substance abuse treatment admissions of people ages 12 and older in the same period rose 4 percent, to 1.82 million, the agency said.