Webaccording to a representative for the county's board of supervisors, the opioid epidemic and arizona's heat combined with illegal drug use have been contributors to. Webthe opioid crisis is the worst addiction epidemic in american history. Drug overdoses kill more than 64,000 people per year, and the nation’s life expectancy has fallen for two. Webthe federal bureau of justice statistics (bjs) reported that from 2001 to 2018, the number of people dying of drug or alcohol intoxication in state prisons. Webwashington — the american civil liberties union released a report today chronicling access to medication for addiction treatment (mat) for incarcerated.
