Narcotic Nation: Part 2

This is the follow-up article written by Ken Serrano of the NJ ASBURY PARK PRESS newspaper. The first article was “Narcotic Nation.” This article is entitled, “Opioid-related trips to N.J. ERs have doubled”.

At the end of the article I will raise some interesting questions that will raise some interesting thoughts.

“Opioid-related trips to emergency departments in New Jersey doubled between 2005 and 2014, according to new data from a federal report.

Impatient stays in New Jersey increased at a much lower rate, bringing the combination of both to a fifty percent rise over the ten year period, according to the data.

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