An epidemic. When it comes to prescription drug abuse, particularly of opioid painkillers, there is no other word adequate enough to describe what’s happening in Michigan. Oxycodone, hydrocodone and methadone are being prescribed at dizzying rates....

Beyond Numbers: Michigan’s Prescription Opioid Problem Deserves Attention  

Director II of Pharmacy Services Clinical at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, member of the Michigan Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse Commission

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