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Opioid Prescriptions Falling But Remain Too High, CDC Says

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In a new report, the CDC says U.S. doctors are prescribing fewer opioids than they were in 2010, but that overall rates remain high. (Donald Gruener/iStockphoto/Getty Images)
In a new report, the CDC says U.S. doctors are prescribing fewer opioids than they were in 2010, but that overall rates remain high. (Donald Gruener/iStockphoto/Getty Images)

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