Painkiller Prescribing Varies By State, Highest in South; Florida Reverses Trend:

Health care providers in some states prescribe far more painkillers than those in other states, according to a new government report.  Health care providers wrote 259 million prescriptions for opioid painkillers in 2012 – many more in some states than in others – according to Vital Signs, the report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that highlights the danger of overdose.

Painkiller Prescribing Varies By State, Highest in South; Florida Reverses Trend

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