Painkiller use, abuse rising nationally

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A dramatic increase in prescriptions painkiller sales could hurt those who need them most.

Sales of five leading painkillers nearly doubled from 1997 to 2005, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal drug prescription data published Monday.

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