Opioid overdose claims 70,000 lives each year &#8211 UN health agency

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines today aimed at reducing the number deaths related to opioid overdose covering a range of drugs – from morphine and heroin to painkillers such as oxycodone – that claim nearly 70,000 lives each year.
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news