Opioid epidemic’s wide ranging effects
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, there was the “opioid epidemic.” From 1999 to 2019, nearly 500,000 people died from an overdose involving any opioid, including prescription and illicit opioids. Large pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors have been responsible for hooking millions of Americans on opioids, categorizing them as prescription painkillers. The opioid epidemic’s wide ranging effects were […]
