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CDC Report: Opioid Prescriptions Drop, but Not Enough
July 6, 201701:30
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CDC Report: Opioid Prescriptions Drop, but Not Enough

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A newly released CDC report says the number of opioid prescriptions being written in the US dropped nearly 20% between 2010 and 2015, but the current number is still too high.July 6, 2017

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