Deaths from Prescription Painkillers Triple in 20 Years – What’s Going On? steve_watson Posted on February 20, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Featured Stories, Global Crisis, Pharmaceutical, Tile The deaths of Philip Seymour Hoffman and Heath Ledger may have grabbed headlines, but there is a far larger tragedy behind America’s recreational painkiller epidemic. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email