Sharp rise in ER visits tied to abuse of sedative

... said Dr. Eric Collins, an addiction psychiatrist who is also physician-in-chief at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Conn. Xanax abuse "is especially concerning in light of the dramatic rise in nonmedical use of opioid painkillers like oxycodone ...



via New Canaan Newswire http://www.abc12.com/story/25587460/sharp-rise-in-er-visits-tied-to-abuse-of-sedative-study-finds