Researchers: Dissolvable implant could help combat opioid crisis
Researchers: Dissolvable implant could help combat opioid crisis
(NewsNation) — The opioid epidemic is personal to many American families.
In 2020, nearly 92,000 people died from drug overdoses, making it a leading cause of injury-related death in the U.S. Significantly, of those deaths, nearly 75% involved a prescription or illegal opioid.
As these deaths continue to climb, doctors and researchers are innovating to try to prevent them. This includes a…