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How many Americans really misuse opioids? Why scientists still aren't sure

  • Written by Joseph Palamar, Associate Professor of Population Health, New York University Langone Medical Center
How many Americans really misuse opioids? Why scientists still aren't sureDefining opioids.Darwin Brandis/shutterstock.com

With rates of prescription opioid use disorder and opioid-involved overdose deaths on the rise, the U.S. opioid crisis appears to be continuing unabated.

Data on overdose and death are pretty reliable. But there’s still much that’s unknown about opioid misuse that doesn’t lead to an...

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