Overdose of Narcotics on Rise Among Women

By Dr. David Lipschitz • Modified: August 12, 2013 at 6:48 am • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that between 1999 and 2010 there was a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from overdoses of prescription painkillers. Here are some of the alarming statistics. The CDC notes that drug overdoses accounted for 34 percent of all suicide deaths among women, compared with 8 percent among men. One in 10 women's suicides involved opioid painkillers. Each year, 6,600 women (18 daily) die from overdose of prescription painkillers and 940,000 women are rushed to the ER for drug use and misuse. Prescription drug deaths are...