Dr. Barry Dworkin

Opioid death rate in the US has reduced average life expectancy

Health Headlines Commentary for December 22, 2017

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Source:

Opioid crisis linked to two-year drop in US life expectancy

Reference:

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999–2016

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