Dr. Mercola, writing for foodconsumer.org, describes a “disease” of epidemic proportions, that has recently begun to claim more lives than illegal narcotics.

It’s overdoses of prescription painkillers.

We’ve all heard of the celebrity cases where addiction to prescribed — and legal — pain-killing drugs, such as morphine and codeine, have claimed lives or caused other deleterious health problems. But in recent years, the incidence of legal addiction and overdose of prescription drugs has grown dramatically, claiming over 13,000 deaths per year….

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In the past, most overdoses were due to illegal narcotics, such as heroin, with most deaths in big cities. Prescription painkillers have now surpassed heroin and cocaine however, as the leading cause of fatal overdoses, Paulozzi says.

One great reason for having a personal emergency response system is to allow seniors to maintain a high degree of independent living, but still be able to reach medical help in the event of drug overdoses, adverse drug interaction, or even failure to take medication at the prescribed times!

With the increase of ailments causing pain as the baby boomers age, the problem of legal addiction and overdose is also going to increase.

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