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Data Summary

Overdose deaths and hospitalizations involving prescription pain medicine have increased in Washington State from 1995 to 2009:

  • 17 times more deaths.
  • 7 times more hospitalizations.

Since 2003, six times more people are receiving addiction treatment for prescription pain medicine.

According to the Health Youth Survey, Washington teens are using prescription pain medicine to get high. This includes:

  • four percent of 8th graders
  • 8% of 10th graders
  • 8% of 12th graders


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