A Leading Cause of Death: How to Identify and Respond to an Opioid Overdose
In 2015, more than 52,000 people died of drug overdoses in the U.S. making overdoses the leading cause of death among Americans under 50 years old. As opioid addiction continues to rise in the United States each year, so too does the number of overdoses. Many states along the East Coast of the country and Ohio are facing distressing opioid epidemics with a number of overdoses being reported each day. Though totals are forthcoming for 2016 and 2017, preliminary data indicates
