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Opioid Overdoses in US ERs Up 30 Percent as Crisis Worsens

Emergency rooms saw a big jump in overdoses from opioids last year — the latest evidence the nation's drug crisis is getting worse. A government report released Tuesday shows overdoses from opioids increased 30 percent late last summer, compared to the same three-month period in 2016. The biggest jumps were in the Midwest and in cities, but increases occurred nationwide. The report did not differentiate between prescription pain pills, heroin, fentanyl and other opioids. The...

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