A Root Cause of the Opiate Drug Abuse Epidemic

• By: Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP Search for Change, Inc.
• January 1st, 2020
• addiction crisis, healthcare system failures, medication-assisted treatment, opiate abuse, opioid epidemic, pharmaceutical industry, prescription practices, public health
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An epidemic of opiate abuse and addiction continues to ravage communities throughout the United States. Approximately 183,000 Americans succumbed to opiate overdoses between 1999 and 2015, and countless more have suffered the ancillary effects of addiction that include the loss of employment,...