This post is part of a series on my brother’s upcoming bookAddiction Nation: What the Opioid Crisis Reveals about Us, discussing some of the science and stats he used throughout the books. Read the intro posthere, or find the bookhere. ...
To my point about other causes of death, Washington DC in particular would be potentially impacted by a jump in homicides (up 19% last year) and opioid deaths (hit a record in 2020). For the other states, we’ll continue to see what happens as the data trickles in. Overall, it’s...