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Only 1 in 5 people who misuse opioid painkillers like Vicodin get their drugs exclusively from doctors, and 69% never obtain any of these drugs from medical sources, according to a recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Researchers led by Yale's Dr. William Becker examined 2006-08 data from the National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health (NHSDUH), an annual survey that includes information from interviews with thousands of people about their drug habits.
Information was obtained for more 3,000 people over
Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/20/study-most-addicts-get-painkillers-from-friends-or-family-not-doctors/#ixzz1RJQmjjGm
