More than 2.5 million Americans are struggling with addiction to opioids, including prescription painkillers and heroin. In 2015, opioids claimed more than 33,000 lives in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between 2016 and 2017, the number of drug overdoses jumped 21 percent nationwide, with deaths from synthetic drugs such as fentanyl nearly doubling, the CDC estimates.
On Thursday, September 28th from 2:30 to 3:30pm ET join Nick Szubiak, MSW, Director of Clinical Excellence in Addictions at the National Council for Behavioral Health for Addiction and Medication-Assisted Treatment – Promoting Truth and Avoiding Bias.
