The first study to quantify the impact of opioid abuse on critical care resources in the US finds a stark increase in opioid-related admissions and deaths in ICUs. Between 2009 and 2015, there was a 34% increase in overdose-related admissions and double the opioid deaths in ICUs.

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The first study to quantify the impact of opioid abuse on critical care resources in the US finds a stark increase in opioid-related admissions and deaths in ICUs. Between 2009 and 2015, there was a 34% increase in overdose-related admissions and double the opioid deaths in ICUs.