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Nearly 1.3 million Americans needed hospital care for opioid-related issues in only one year

The statistics, from 2014, are compared to 2005 and ER Opioid visits are up 99% and Inpatient admissions from opioids are up 64%.  Deaths increased 38-fold over ten years and the trajectory is continuing upward.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/06/20/in-just-one-year-nearly-1-3-million-americans-needed-hospital-care-for-opioid-related-issues/?utm_term=.5f6cf68e2621