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Most Overdose Deaths Involve Prescriptions

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published February 21, 2013 at 12:40 PM EST
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A new report by the Centers for Disease Control shows most drug overdose deaths in the U.S. involve prescription painkillers and not illegal substances.Jim Letizia reports

  

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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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