A staggering number of people with mental health conditions are prescribed opioids, according to a new study.
Researchers from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the University of Michigan found that 51 percent of painkiller prescriptions are distributed to those who have also been diagnosed with depression and anxiety.
The study authors are uncertain why people with these mental health disorders are using these medications more frequently, but they have a few theories: Physician behavior may play a big role, as well as general health issues that are often coupled with mental illness.
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