This Common Combo Raises the Risk of Lethal Overdose 5-Fold

Make no mistake about it - this is your No. 1 risk of death if you're under 50. Combined, they're like poison, increasing your risk of a deadly overdose 5-Fold within the first 90 days.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Drug overdoses are the leading cause of death among Americans. Opioids are responsible for nearly two-thirds of these deaths, but benzodiazepine (“benzos”) overdoses are also on the rise

• Benzo prescriptions tripled from 1996 to 2013, but this doesn't fully account for the uptick in overdoses, which quadrupled during that time

• A number of …