Sci Show: Many believed that rise in opioid use was driven by demand for painkillers. But researchers now show that these demand-side factors were not sufficient to explain four-fold increase in opioid prescriptions and deaths. Increase in opioid use can better be explained by growth in the supply of pills.

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Many believed that rise in opioid use was driven by demand for painkillers. But researchers now show that these demand-side factors were not sufficient to explain four-fold increase in opioid prescriptions and deaths. Increase in opioid use can better be explained by growth in the supply of pills.

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