By Samantha Flom New Hampshire’s gubernatorial candidates are making their final pitches to voters with just two weeks to go until Election Day. At a candidate forum hosted by New Hampshire Public Radio, former Sen. Kelly Ayotte, the Republican nominee, and Manchester’s former Democratic Mayor Joyce Craig squared off on an array of issues, including […]
Tag: Opioid Crisis
The misuse of and addiction to opioids including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl is a serious national crisis that affects public health as well as social and economic welfare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the total “economic burden” of prescription opioid misuse alone in the United States is $78.5 billion a year, including the costs of healthcare, lost productivity, addiction treatment, and criminal justice involvement.
