Understanding the Opioid Crisis in America — And Why Mississippi Needs Help
What is the Opioid Crisis? The Opioid Crisis refers to the dramatic rise in opioid misuse, addiction, and overdose deaths across the U.S. Over 80,000 people died from opioid-related overdoses in 2022, and approximately 79,400 in 2023, nearly double the numbers from just a few years ago. Though recent CDC data shows a hopeful 27% …