Over 1.2 million additional opioid overdose deaths expected in North America by 2029

Without evidence-based public health policies that treat drug addiction as a chronic condition and prioritize prevention, the number of deaths from opioid overdoses in North America is predicted to grow exponentially, adding 1.2 million more overdose deaths by the end of this decade to the nearly 600,000 deaths that have already occurred since 1999. Opioid overdose deaths are also expected to increase worldwide as the epidemic expands beyond North America.

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