Many People Treated for Opioid Overdose in Emergency Departments Die Within 1 Year

About 1 in 20 patients treated for a nonfatal opioid overdose in an emergency department died within 1 year of their visit, many within 2 days. Two-thirds of these deaths were directly attributed to subsequent opioid-related overdoses.
Source: NIDA News - Category: Addiction Tags: NIDA Notes, Opioids, Treatment Research, Treatment, Treatment, relapse prevention, Aftercare Source Type: news