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Opioid Painkillers: FDA Now Requires ‘Black Box’ Warning

Screenshot of FDA website representing FDA black box warning

Drug overdose is the number one cause of accidental death in the United States, with an estimated 47,055 deaths from lethal overdoses in 2014. Opioids represent the bulk of these deaths, with 29,468 deaths (63%) due to prescription opioid painkillers or heroin. State and local governments have been scrambling to take action against opioid abuse […]