BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that in 2008, poisoning became the leading cause of injury death in the United States accounting for more than 41,000 deaths, with nine out ... read more

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study, released by the American Gastroenterological Association, shows outpatient clinics across the United States witnessed opiate prescriptions for chronic abdominal pain more than double between 1997 and 2008. Dr. Michael Lowenstein, co-medical director for the ... read more

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that in 2008 approximately 15,000 Americans died from overdoses from prescription painkillers, like Vicodin, Oxycontin and Opana. These findings show a three-fold increase over the past decade, ... read more

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a report from the British Medical Journal, the number of deaths in the United States from prescription painkillers such as Vicodin, OxyContin and Suboxone, has now surpassed that of multiple myeloma, alcohol liver disease and HIV. Dr. Michael Lowenstein, ... read more