From HTV10
WASHINGTON –(BUSINESS WIRE)
Pointing to the record number of opioid overdoses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prevent Opioid Abuse today called on Congress to help put the brakes on further spikes in dependence and addiction throughout the nation by moving expeditiously to pass the Opioid Patients’ Right to Know Act (H1185). There were nearly 70,000 (69,710) opioid overdose deaths in 2020, about a 40% increase over the previous year, according to the CDC.
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