Industry Resists Efforts to Rein in Opioid Use

In 2014, the number of people who died from drug overdoses in the United States reached 47,055 — an all-time high, according to a disturbing report published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In fact, about 1½ times more people died of a drug overdose in the United States in 2014 than died in motor vehicle accidents.