Opioids Fueled a Doubling of Suicides and Overdoses in the U.S.
Michigan Medicine - University of MichiganSuicides 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, the researchers say.