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Rates of prescription painkiller sales, deaths, and substance abuse treatment admissions (1999–2010).Notes: Data obtained from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Vital signs: overdoses of prescription opioid pain relievers – United States, 1999–2008.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011;60(43):1487–1492.6
