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| July 19, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 United Press International. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: TODD ZWILLICH

WASHINGTON, July 19 (UPI) -- U.S. officials have seen an alarming rise in the number of people admitted to hospitals for treatment of methamphetamine and prescription pain-killer addiction, new government statistics reveal.

Nearly 117,000 people entered hospitals and clinics in the United States for treatment of methamphetamine addiction in 2003 -- the latest year available -- a 10-percent increase from the year before. Treatments for abuse of narcotic pain killers such as OxyContin rose 12 percent to more than 48,000 in 2003, according to data compiled by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Several states -- including…

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