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Opioid Seizures by Law Enforcement in Relation to Emergency Room Visits
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In 2016, there were approximately 63,000 deaths nationally due to drug overdose. This trend continues to increase with the provisional number of US deaths for 2017 being approximately 72,000 (1). This increase in overdose deaths is fueled largely by… read more… In 2016, there were approximately 63,000 deaths nationally due to drug overdose. This trend continues to increase with … increasing, there was a sharp rise in overdose deaths due to synthetic opioids including illicitly manufactured … reported by law enforcement and the number of ER visits due to heroin and non-heroin opioid poisoning in selected …