Opioid Overdoses Are Now The Nation's Most Common Preventable Cause Of Death | HuffPost: "Americans are more likely to accidentally overdose than die in a motor vehicle accident or a fall, according to a new report.
The opioids most frequently involved in overdoses and growing at the fastest rate are synthetic opioids.
Those include fentanyl, fentanyl analogs and tramadol.
Heroin accounted for the second-highest number of overdose deaths.
Morphine, oxycodone and hydrocodone made up the third-deadliest opioid category, according to the NSC..."
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