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Among the startling statistics, the United States now consumes 80% of the world's opioid pain medications and 99% of the world's hydrocodone (semi-synthetic opioid)The milligram per person use of prescription opioids in the United States increased from 74mg to 369mg, an increase of 402%, between 1997 and 2007.

Statistics suggest that the state of Florida dispenses more oxycodone than the entire rest of the country combined. 

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Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:24:00 -0700 Did Haiti commit disaster inflation? http://fotofah.posterous.com/did-haiti-commit-disaster-inflation http://fotofah.posterous.com/did-haiti-commit-disaster-inflation

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