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Synthetic opioid-related deaths soar 80 percent in one-year span

Last Updated: Wednesday July 28, 2021

(Addiction Now, Jan. 28) Synthetic opioid overdoses skyrocketed 80 percent between 2013 and 2014; in addition, opioid overdoses overall have increased 200 percent since 2000. READ MORE.