Prescription drug addiction is no longer a peripheral public policy issue, as displayed by President Obama's call for Americans to do more to prevent loved ones from falling victim to painkillers.
“More Americans die every year from drug overdoses than they do in car crashes,” Obama said in his weekly address on Saturday. “And most of those deaths aren’t due to drugs like cocaine or heroin--but rather prescription drugs.”
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