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Opioid painkillers widely prescribed among reproductive age women - Press Release

More than a third of reproductive-aged women enrolled in Medicaid, and more than a quarter of those with private insurance, filled a prescription for an opioid pain medication each year during 2008-2012, according to a report in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

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More than a third of reproductive-aged women enrolled in Medicaid, and more than a quarter of those with private insurance, filled a prescription for an opioid pain medication each year during 2008-2012, according to a report in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

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