The Opioid Crisis By The Numbers
The picture that emerges from a new CDC report is of a public health crisis that touches just about every segment of the country.
Los Angeles Times:
Opioid Overdose Deaths Are Still Rising In Nearly Every Segment Of The Country, CDC Says
At a time when the country seems hopelessly divided, health officials are here to remind us of something that unites Americans from all walks of life: deaths tied to opioid overdoses. A report issued Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention presents some alarming new statistics about the opioid epidemic that claims the lives of 115 Americans each day. Researchers from the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control examined data on fatal overdoses from the 31 states that made reliable reports of drug-related causes of death to the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System. The District of Columbia was included as well. (Kaplan, 3/29)