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Each year, about 16,000 Americans die from overdosing on prescription painkillers. The epidemic of prescription opioid addiction touches seniors along…
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Showtime's dramedy Nurse Jackie begins its final season Sunday. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says the show offers television's most realistic depiction of a high functioning drug addict.
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In states where it is legal to use medical marijuana to manage chronic pain and other conditions, the annual number of deaths from prescription drug…