America is Plagued by Spike in Opioid Painkiller Deaths

America is Plagued by Spike in Opioid Painkiller Deaths A record 47,055 people died from drug overdoses in the US in Y 2014, according to the latest figures from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The number is up 7% from Y 2013, spurred by large increases in heroin and opioid painkiller […]