NEW YORK — About two-thirds of Americans believe drug companies are to blame for the opioid crisis, although nearly as many hold drug users themselves responsible, a new poll finds. “It’s pretty bad,” she said of the drug overdose problem. The United States is in the midst of the deadliest drug overdose crisis in the nation’s history. The AP-NORC poll was conducted this month amid a legal storm: About 2,000 lawsuits have been filed in the past few years seeking to hold the drug industry responsible for the nation’s drug overdose crisis. They were also somewhat more likely to blame doctors and dentists (52% to 43 and the government (41, but not significantly more or less likely to blame opioid users themselves.

Source: National Post April 25, 2019 14:48 UTC