Prescription drugs now leading cause of injury-related deaths in Ohio

October 8th, 2012 | Drug injury

October 8, 2012 Surpassing auto accidents, unintentional overdoses of prescription pain medications have now become the leading cause of injury-related deaths in Ohio, reports The Plain Dealer. At “skittles parties,” teens grab handfuls of prescription and over-the-counter pills from a bowl and swallow them. Such parties are part of an epidemic of opiate abuse in Ohio… Read More