Opioids fueled a doubling of suicides and overdoses in the US
Monday, January 7, 2019 - 11:50
in Health & Medicine
Suicides and drug overdoses kill American adults at twice the rate today as they did just 17 years ago, and opioids are a key contributor to that rise, according to a new review and analysis. Reversing this deadly double trend will take investment in programs that have been proven to prevent and treat opioid addiction.