Epidemic of prescription drug deaths hits New York

Over the past 16 years, the rate of drug overdose from prescription opioid drugs skyrocketed seven-fold in New York City. In fact, researchers from Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health call it nothing less than an "epidemic." Who are the people in New York overdosing on drugs like Oxycontin? If you immediately think the answer is most … Continue reading Epidemic of prescription drug deaths hits New York