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November 10, 2008
Prescription Drugs Kill 300 Percent More Americans than Illegal Drugs
By Amanda Lang
A report by the Florida Medical Examiners Commission has concluded that prescription drugs have outstripped illegal drugs as a cause of death. An analysis of 168,900 autopsies conducted in FL in 2007 found that three times as many people were killed by legal drugs as by cocaine, heroin and all methamphetamines put together.
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A report by the Florida Medical Examiners Commission has concluded that prescription drugs have outstripped illegal drugs as a cause of death. An analysis of 168,900 autopsies conducted in FL in 2007 found that three times as many people were killed by legal drugs as by cocaine, heroin and all methamphetamines put together.OpedNews volunteer from 2005 to 2013.
Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.