Fatal Overdoses Continue To Rise Despite Opioid Awareness, CDC Says
Opioid overdose deaths doubled in the U.S. between 2015 and 2016. According to the CDC’s Morbidity and Weekly Report released Thursday, March 29, the number of fatal overdoses in 31 states and the District of Columbia increased from 2015 to 2016 despite greater awareness. “Deaths involving synthetic opioids increased in every subgroup examined,” the CDC […]