When taking into account total drug overdose deaths per year, the opioid epidemic today is worse than the AIDS epidemic in the late 20th century in terms of lives lost.
Largely absent from the candidates' discussion was the opioid epidemic, a crisis that is beginning to fade into the background of our national conversation.
The opioid epidemic has also contributed to a number of different public health problems, including the accelerated spread of deadly infectious diseases.
In terms of death rates, the opioid epidemic is climbing to the level of the AIDS crisis of the '80s and '90s. At the peak of the AIDS epidemic, about 139 people were dying each day.
The AIDS epidemic centered on gay and bisexual men, whereas Feinberg noted the crisis with opioids has disproportionately affected rural communities.
While the opioid epidemic has hit rural communities especially hard, urban and suburban communities have certainly not been immune.
According to data from the American Action Forum, a center-right D.C.-based think tank, the opioid crisis is responsible for keeping more than two million prime-age individuals aged 25 to 54 out of the labor force nationwide.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/15/attention-opioid-epidemic-fades-death-rates-rival-aids-crisis/
Largely absent from the candidates' discussion was the opioid epidemic, a crisis that is beginning to fade into the background of our national conversation.
The opioid epidemic has also contributed to a number of different public health problems, including the accelerated spread of deadly infectious diseases.
In terms of death rates, the opioid epidemic is climbing to the level of the AIDS crisis of the '80s and '90s. At the peak of the AIDS epidemic, about 139 people were dying each day.
The AIDS epidemic centered on gay and bisexual men, whereas Feinberg noted the crisis with opioids has disproportionately affected rural communities.
While the opioid epidemic has hit rural communities especially hard, urban and suburban communities have certainly not been immune.
According to data from the American Action Forum, a center-right D.C.-based think tank, the opioid crisis is responsible for keeping more than two million prime-age individuals aged 25 to 54 out of the labor force nationwide.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/15/attention-opioid-epidemic-fades-death-rates-rival-aids-crisis/
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