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CDC 2012: A Year in Review

Chart of Prescription Drug Overdose (PDO) in US, 2010 JANUARY 6, 2012

Prescription Drug Overdose – Prescription painkiller were involved in more than 16,600 overdose deaths in 2010. This is more than four times the number of deaths in 1999. CDC has taken steps to respond to the abuse of prescription drugs by tracking abuse and overdose trends, working with stakeholders to improve clinical care, and evaluating the impact of efforts to prevent overdoses.

 


CDC 2012: A Year in Review

JANUARY 6, 2012

NFL Study on Traumatic Brain Injury – CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has a long partnership with the National Football League (NFL) to study health risks to players. A new 2012 study found that NFL players may be at a higher risk of death from diseases such as Alzheimer’s and ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) than the general U.S. population.

 

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