November 19, 2021
The opioid crisis started with over-prescribing of prescription painkillers and shifted to more dangerous illegal substances including heroin and fentanyl.
March 16, 2018
Only 1 in 10 Americans with a substance abuse disorder are treated at a specialty facility. Adding treatment centers could reduce overdose deaths and crime.
September 23, 2017
The opioid epidemic is not the only cause driving a rise in mortality for middle-aged Americans. The less educated are most affected by rising mortality.