Confronting the Opioid Crisis by Taking a Long Look in the Mirror…and at our Peers

Abstract

National attention to our current opioid epidemic continues to increase at a numbing pace. According to the latest estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), opioids claim 115 lives per day in the United States [1]. Although black market fentanyl and other street synthetics are getting some blame for these deaths, recent data confirm that prescription opioids remain a large contributor to our opioid problem [2].

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