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Take Two

Trend up in Baby Boomer drug use, deaths

By Take Two Staff
Published Mar 16, 2015
The opioid crisis is so challenging because the drugs are being prescribed for legitimate reasons.
The opioid crisis is so challenging because the drugs are being prescribed for legitimate reasons.
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In 2013, more than 12,000 baby boomers died of accidental drug overdoses. That's more than died that year from either car accidents or the flu, according to the CDC. The Wall Street Journal's Zusha Elinson has more.