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center for disease control and prevention
n a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
Prescription painkiller overdoses among women ‘skyrocketing’ It’s because of these findings and an overflowing prescription painkiller market that experts who keep a close eye on overdoses in the area, like Johnson, aren’t surprise by the findings of a study released on Tuesday by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
July 4, 2013 - The Brockton Enterprise