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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jessica Glenza

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Opioid overdose deaths to grow exponentially without action study - The Untold Story

A sculpture of a human figure made of old opioid prescription pill bottles and topped by a fake skull is seen beside protesters dressed as devils. The costumed protesters are holding a black banner that reads:
The Stanford-Lancet commission on the North American Opioid Crisis calls for criminal justice and lobbying reforms and more money for addiction treatment to avoid an additional 1.2m deaths. Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP

More than 1.2 million additional people across North America are expected to die of opioid overdoses by 2029 if dramatic interventions are not taken to prevent it, according to a new study published in the Lancet.

Overdose deaths from all drugs, including opioids, have increased dramatically in the US and Canada during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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