Thought the opioid epidemic is old news, I only recently became aware that it is:
- much bigger than other big problems (e.g. suicide, homicide, and of course tiny problems that get more press like school shootings or terrorism).
- still increasing in size steadily
some sad charts: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7006a4.htm
Thought the opioid epidemic is old news, I only recently became aware that it is:
- much bigger than other big problems (e.g. suicide, homicide, and of course tiny problems that get more press like school shootings or terrorism).
- still increasing in size steadily
some sad charts: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7006a4.htm