Opioid Epidemic Death Toll Reaches 500,000 Americans Between 2000-2020
Between 2000 and 2020, approximately 500,000 Americans died from opioid-involved overdoses, representing one of the most devastating preventable public health catastrophes in American history. The death toll resulted from a combination of aggressive pharmaceutical marketing, regulatory capture, and …
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