Sources and Burden of Opioid Deaths

Source: National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation (NIHCM). Published: 5/22/2019. Using the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, this infographic takes a closer look at the sources and burdens of opioid overdose deaths in 2017, illustrating the growing intensity of the opioid crisis. It details how opioid deaths are increasingly involving heroin and synthetic opioids, and why it is a myth that the opioid crisis is primarily a rural issue. (Text)
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