FLA: two RX drugs kill more pople than street drugs

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Check out this story from 11/20/01 Orlando Sentinel:

'Deaths from abusing legal prescription drugs in Florida surged during the first half of the year, while fatalities from illegal drugs held steady or declined....

Drug agents describe prescription-drug abuse as "very underrated" and say a soaring appetite for oxycodone and hydrocodone on the street has put a new face on drug addiction.

"Executives, cops, doctors, pharmacists, lawyers -- I've arrested them all," said Orlando police Detective Lloyd Randolph, who arrested a 29-year-old Orlando woman Tuesday for trafficking hydrocodone.'

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-locdrug20112001nov20.story?coll=orl%2Dnews%2Dheadlines%2Dlocal

[thisnurse]

interesting article karen..thx