Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists – Press Release/Statement:
Headline: Opioid-related deaths associated with pharmaceutical marketing of opioid products
Almost 400,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses between 1999 and 2017, and 47,600 deaths occurred in 2017 (67.8% of deaths related to drug overdoses for that year), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Among all opioid-related deaths, approximately 40% were due to involvement with prescription opioids—the first opioids individuals with opioid use disorder usually encounter.
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