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12-08-2009, 03:29 PM
Deaths from opioid use in Ontario, Canada, have doubled since 1991 and the addition of long-acting oxycodone to the drug formulary was associated with a 5-fold increase in oxycodone-related deaths, a new study finds. Most of these additional deaths were accidental.

Posted on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200...123105.htm
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