Thursday, October 01, 2009

In 16 states, drug deaths overtake traffic fatals

From the Washington Post:
In 16 states and counting, drugs now kill more people than auto accidents do, the government said Wednesday. 

Experts said the startling shift reflects two opposite trends: Driving is becoming safer, and the legal and illegal use of powerful prescription painkillers is on the rise. 


Read the rest here.


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

If they put nicotine and alcohol on there it would be off the map

PMFAddictionTreatmentCenter said...

Thanks for the post.
I agree with the other comment, however, these statistics are startling to say the least.
I also wonder how many of the traffic related accidents are alcohol or drug related.