The Opioid Epidemic: A Multi-Factorial Solution

Opioid Epidemic President Trump has formally declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency. Drug overdose deaths are now the leading cause of injury death in the United States. [1] In 2010, opiates obtained by prescription were involved in 16,651 overdose deaths (compared with 3,036 heroin-related overdose deaths).[2] While the percentage of heroin-related deaths may have increased…