Throwing light on prescription drug abuse among women



A new HealthyWomen survey of more than 700 women who had undergone surgery shows over 90% were aware of the risk of addiction to narcotics, and would prefer not to use them to manage pain after the procedure yet 80% still did. Read full article

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