Opioid overdose deaths to ‘grow exponentially’ without action – study

Report warns opioid crisis has a ‘good chance’ of spreading globally as overdose deaths from all drugs increased during the pandemic.

North American Opioid Crisis calls for criminal justice and lobbying reforms
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