Whereas opioid overdoses have been rising for many years, current developments provide a glimmer of hope. NPR reviews:

For the primary time in many years, public well being information exhibits a sudden and inspiring drop in drug overdose deaths within the U.S.
“That is thrilling,” mentioned Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the Nationwide Institute on Drug Abuse [NIDA]the federal lab charged with learning habit. “This seems actual. This seems very, very actual.”
Nationwide research from the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention have already proven an unprecedented drop in drug-related deaths of about 10.6 p.c. That’s a dramatic turnaround from current years, when deadly overdoses frequently rose by double digits.

Information from the CDC is under. Hopefully this pattern continues.

HT: Marginal Revolution.