We at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continue to be deeply concerned about the growing epidemic of opioid abuse, addiction, and overdose — an epidemic directly related to the increasingly widespread misuse of powerful opioid pain medications.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/proactive-response-prescription-opioid-abuse
[2] http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsr1601307?af=R&rss=currentIssue#t=article
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/robert-m-califf
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/janet-woodcock
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/stephen-ostroff
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/new-england-journal-medicine
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drugs
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us