Prescription Painkillers Kill More Americans Than Heroin and Cocaine Combined

Posted September 24, 2012
According to a new report from Brandeis University, prescription painkillers — opioid or narcotic pain relievers like Vicodin (hydrocodone), OxyContin (oxycodone), Opana (oxymorphone), and methadone — are now responsible for more fatal overdoses in the U.S. than heroin and cocaine combined.  Read more.