Every day, more than 115 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids.
The misuse of and addiction to opioids—including
prescription pain relievers
,
heroin
, and synthetic
opioids such
a
s
fentanyl
—is a serious national crisis that affects public health as well as social and economic welfare. Dr. Teresa Saris of Total Access Medical offers insight into this nationwide epidemic.