Report: These KC metro counties face highest risk of opioid abuse

Kansas City has been hit hard by the opioid crisis, a report shows. The Kansas Hospital Association and Missouri Hospital Association released a joint study on Tuesday looking at the link between unemployment and the risk of opioid dependence. The study determined high-risk areas by looking at 10 years of unemployment data in both states, as well as drug-related deaths, morphine milligram equivalents prescribed per capita and opioid-related hospitalizations. “While the vast majority of opioid-related…
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