Event Rebroadcast: Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams on the Opioid Epidemic
Stat: 130. Opioid use disorder is responsible for approximately 130 overdose deaths a day in America.
Story: One of the biggest health threats facing Americans today is opioid use disorder, with an overdose-related death occurring every 11 minutes. In this rebroadcast of a conversation at Pew with Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams, learn more about this public health challenge and how we can save lives.
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