Another Shocking Opioid Statistic
Another study shows the epidemic is outpacing the resources devoted to it
by Olga Khazan
Jun 01, 2018
1 minute
Despite everything I read as a health reporter, some statistics still floor me. Last year, it was the news that half of all murdered women are killed by their romantic partners.
Here’s another: A, found that the percentage of deaths attributable to opioids in the United States increased overall by nearly three-fold between 2001 to 2016.
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