Last month, at a Capitol Hill briefing in Washington, D.C., experts gathered to address the surge in opioid drug abuse and fatal overdoses among people of all demographics within the United States. According to a 2010 study done by the Centers for Disease Control, prescription opioids accounted for 60% of overdose deaths, a statistic that has doubled in just over ten years. While there is work being done by federal and state agencies to deter future abuse of prescription painkillers, speakers of the event focused particularly on those who are imprisoned as a result of their addiction.
Drug Addiction and Incarceration
August 4, 2015 By Dana Foundation in AAAS, Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives Tags: AAAS, addiction, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Capital Hill Briefing, CDC, Center for Studies in Addiction, Centers for Disease Control, Charles O’Brien, DABI, Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, drug abuse, Incarceration, Joshua Lee, Langone Medical Center, New York University, NIDA, opioids, Overdose, Prescription Drugs, University of Pennsylvania, Washington D.C. Leave a comment
