Hurting work force: Alabama second in nation for workers on federal disability
View full article on AL.com By Alex Walsh and William Thornton Matthew Martin knows plenty about pain medication. Martin, 43, used to work as a freelance writer before the daily pain of Sjogren’s Syndrome, an autoimmune disorder he was diagnosed with in college, forced him to retire. Today he’s one of more than 237,000 Alabamians […]
Alabama ranks #1 as highest painkiller prescribing state
Article originally posted at AL.com The Center for Disease Control and Prevention released information on Tuesday that said in 2012 Alabama was the highest painkiller prescribing state, with 143 prescriptions per 100 people. Alabama Board of Medical Examiners Chair Dr. Jerry Harrison said Alabama led the country in the number of prescription pain killers from […]
