Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, an average of 128 Americans died each day from opioid overdoses. That number marked a decrease in deaths after several years of intense efforts to slow the trend. Opioid misuse has been a threat since the 1980s and researchers say trends can be measured in three different waves. The first … Continue reading "Opioid deaths accelerated during the pandemic, lockdowns fueling an unintended outcome"