In your required readings, you learned that the opioid epidemic continues to be a major public health problem in the United States. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), opioid addiction has contributed significantly to overdose deaths. In fact, all U.S. overdose deaths involving opioids increased to more than 42,000 deaths in 2016.

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2. Discuss what three factors do you think have contributed to the opioid epidemic in the United States?
3. Discuss the treatment option that you think will be most effective in reducing opiod addiction in the United States.

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In 2015 more than 33000 people died from an opioid overdose more than any year on record In 2016 an estimated 66 of drug overdose deaths more than 420... View the full answer