As the year comes to a close, and the addiction research landscape eeks out its last bit of figures from the prior year, the Ghost of Addictions Past once again rears its ugly head. Since 2014, the United States has seen record highs in opioid overdose fatalities, with some states being affected far more than others. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published a breakdown of what states were hit the hardest. Among other startling findings in the report was the stark, and admittedly demoralizing realization that we still have a great deal of work to do as a country in combatting this pervasive public health issue.
United States of Addiction: States Where Opiates Hit Hardest in 2015 posted first on http://blog.recoveryunplugged.com
United States of Addiction: States Where Opiates Hit Hardest in 2015 posted first on https://recoveryunpluggedblog.blogspot.com
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