https://www.healthstream.com/resources/articles/articles/2019/08/08/the-opioid-abuse-epidemic-a-problem-across-the-entire-care-continuum
Did you know that every day more than 130 people in the United States die from overdosing on opioids? This epidemic of abuse with significant human cost is a serious national crisis with an impact on the physical, mental, and economic health of the country. In this article, we explore the cost of the crisis and how environments across the entire care continuum are taking the necessary steps to combat this epidemic.