The Impact Of Opioid Use Disorders & The National Response
The opioid crisis in the U.S. has been well documented over the past several years. Sections of the country have been ravaged by drug overdoses and families are being torn apart by opioid addiction. The healthcare system continues to be strained through a combination of opioid related emergency department visits and other health conditions associated with heroin use such as Endocarditis and Hepatitis C. In 2017, there were 70,237 fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. and 142,557 nonfatal opioid-related hospital …
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