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ERIC Number: EJ245337
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Prescription Drug Abuse in Texas: Mortality and Its Economic Consequences.
Harlow, Kirk; Swint, J. Michael
Journal of Drug Education, v11 n1 p77-82 1981
Prescription drug overdose mortality is documented and its economic consequences estimated for Texas in 1978. Drug-related deaths (N=117 out of 397) were due to the use of barbiturates, tranquilizers, and anti-depressants; 85 to mixing drugs. The economic cost of mortality exceeded $43 million, 32 percent of prescription drug overdose. (Author)
Descriptors: Death, Drug Abuse, Drug Use, Economics, Evaluation Methods, Productivity, Sedatives, Stimulants
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Texas