Opioid overdose deaths to ‘grow exponentially’ without action – study

Report warns opioid crisis has a good chance' of spreading globally as overdose deaths from all drugs increased during the pandemic

More than 1.2 million additional people across North America are expected to die of opioid overdoses by 2029 if dramatic interventions are not taken to prevent it, according to a new study published in the Lancet.

Overdose deaths from all drugs, including opioids, have increased dramatically in the US and Canada during the Covid-19 pandemic.