Death Toll Of The Opioid Epidemic Is Higher Than Originally Thought, Researchers Say

By Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post U.S.
Fri, 02/28/2020 - 9:38am

Opioid-related overdoses from 1999-2016 could be 28 percent higher than reported.

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