years, driven largely by the opioid epidemic, the researchers noted.
This news article by Steven Reinberg revealed that America has taken the lead in drug overdose deaths, with rates four times higher than 17 wealthy nations. Deaths caused by drug overdose have tripled over the past 20 years. In 2017, more than 70,000 Americans died from drug overdoses. The odds of dying from opioid overdose has surpassed those dying in a car accident. “For over a decade now, the United States has had the highest drug overdose mortality among its peer countries,” Ho said in a university news release. Drug deaths in the U.S. are more than 27 times higher than in Italy and Japan. Drug overdose deaths have also affected life expectancy. It made up 12 percent of the life expectancy gap among men and 8 percent among women between the U.S. and other wealthy countries.
In 2017, more than 70,000 Americans died from opioid epidemic. An average of 130 Americans dies from opioid overdose every day. It is becoming the leading cause of death. People often do not recognize this crisis. We discussed the process of passing public policies in class. How will the government respond to this crisis?
The researchers said the epidemic is being driven by factors that include fee-for-service reimbursement systems and linking doctors’ pay to patient satisfaction. Between 2013-2015, almost $40 million were spent on opioid marketing targeting doctors. I think there should be a limit on prescription drugs.
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