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It's an increasingly common story. A woman found in her home, dead of a prescription drug overdose.
下面这一案例尤为普遍。某女性发现死于家中，死因是处方药用药过量。
It happens about 18 times a day in the U.S.
在美国，该类事故每天会发生大约18起。
Prescription painkiller overdoses are an under-recognized and growing problem among women.
处方止痛药服用过量一直被人们所忽视，在女性人群中，这一问题变得愈发严峻。
Health care providers should: Recognize that women can be at risk of prescription drug overdose and follow guidelines for opioid prescribing.
医生要认识到女性服药过量风险，在开处阿片类止痛药时要遵循规则。
Screen and monitor for substance abuse and mental health problems.
筛查病人的药物滥用和精神问题。
Prescribe only the quantity of painkillers needed, based on the pain diagnosis.
根据诊断开处病人所需数量的止疼药。
And use patient-provider agreements and urine drug tests for people on prescription painkillers for a long time.
对于长期服用处方止疼药的病患而言，要对他们签署病患协议，并进行尿液检测。
Women are advised to take medicines only as prescribed and not sell or share them with others.
女性服药应听从医嘱，不要销售或与她人共享药物。
They must be stored in a secure place and disposed of properly.
将处方药放在安全地方，并使用适当方法进行处理。
译文属可可英语原创，未经允许，不得转载。
