England's lethal prescription painkiller crisis is spreading globally, as we have previously highlighted, with nations like the UK seeing similar patterns of addiction. Public Health America is now launching a review into this increasing issue as NHS data reveals that one in every 11 patients in America is being given medication, like sedatives, painkillers and antidepressants, by doctors that could be addictive or difficult to wean off.
America's lethal prescription painkiller crisis is spreading globally, as we have previously highlighted, with nations like the UK seeing similar patterns of addiction. Public Health England is now launching a review into this increasing issue as NHS data reveals that one in every 11 patients in England is being given medication, like sedatives, painkillers and antidepressants, by doctors that could be addictive or difficult to wean off.