Opioid epidemic
Many people have died from opioid overdoses in recent years: âIn the United States nearly 50,000â in 2019 and in 2020 91,799.[1] In Canada there were â24,626 apparent opioid toxicity deaths between January 2016 and June 2021â.[2] A number of these deaths were caused by drug-dealers selling drugs laced with fentanyl.[3]
The emphasis on the use of opioids for "pain management" contributed to this crisis.[4] Another factor has been the increased anxiety created by the Covid 19 pandemic.[5]
See also
References
- â National Institute on Drug Abuse
- â âOpioid and Stimulant related Harms in Canadaâ. Government of Canada, December 2021
- â âOpioid and Stimulant related Harms in Canadaâ. Government of Canada, December 2021.
- â Letters to the Editor :Opinion â "The DEA, Big Pharma and the opioid crisis', The Washington Post, July 21, 2019
- â âOpioid and Stimulant related Harms in Canadaâ. Government of Canada, December 2021