Prescription drugs cause more deaths than breast cancer, car crashes in state

State leaders are working to lower drug overdose rates, particularly by ending inappropriate usage of prescription drugs. Not only are drug overdoses the highest cause of injury-related deaths in Wisconsin, but they are also killing more people than diseases like breast cancer, Department of Health Services Division of Public Health State Health Officer and Administrator Karen McKeown said. … Continue reading Prescription drugs cause more deaths than breast cancer, car crashes in state