A pile of pills rests atop an image of the United States, showing the evolution of the opioid crisis

The Evolution of the Opioid Crisis

Most Americans are no strangers to the Opioid Epidemic, in fact – as we noted previously – President Trump declared it a public health emergency in 2017. Large numbers of deaths caused by opioid overdose characterize what we refer to as an opioid epidemic. While misuse of opioids in the United States dates back to the Civil…