Once The Coronavirus Pandemic Subsides, The Opioid Epidemic Will Rage

15 May 2020

By Navdeep S. Kang

Once The Coronavirus Pandemic Subsides, The Opioid Epidemic Will Rage

The Coronavirus crisis won't last forever, but once it has passed another epidemic will rear its ugly head. Opioid abuse has not gone anywhere and experts believe addiction rates will spike in the post-pandemic world.

The article says, "we are living in a time when only 7 percent of doctors can effectively treat opioid use disorder, and it should be no surprise that only about 10 percent of people in need of addiction medicine in the US receive adequate treatment." #OpioidAddiction #AddictionMedicine Read Story

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