Opioid Prescriptions Almost Twice as Likely for Rural vs. Urban Americans
THURSDAY, Jan. 17, 2019 -- As the United States battles an epidemic of opioid abuse, people living in rural areas have nearly two times the odds of being prescribed the painkillers when compared to their urban peers.
That ' s the finding from a new...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
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