New York Times, July 1, 2014
"Prescription drug overdose deaths in Florida fell sharply after the state began strengthening its prescribing laws and stepping up enforcement. Federal researchers said Tuesday that it was the first significant documented decline in the nation since the epidemic of prescription drug abuse took hold more than a decade ago.
The death rate from prescription drug overdoses in Florida fell by 23 percent from 2010 to 2012, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and by more than half in the same period for oxycodone, one of the most widely abused drugs and one that has been at the heart of the health crisis." Read more
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