Results show opioid overdoses increasing across all regions and in most states, for most men and women and most age groupsOpioid crisis: overdoses increased by a third across US in 14 months, says CDCOpioid overdoses increased by roughly 30% across the US in just 14 months between 2016 and 2017, according to a new report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC called the data a “wake up call to the fast-moving opioid overdose epidemic”. Q&A Why is there an opioid crisis in America? Show Hide Almost 100 people are dying every day across America from opioid overdoses – more than car crashes and shootings combined. Meet the Sacklers: the family feuding over blame for the opioid crisis Read moreThe study comes just a week after the White House held a week-long opioid summit.

Source: The Guardian March 06, 2018 18:29 UTC