Safety Council Finds only 3 States Adequately Addressing Opioids

The National Safety Council is calling on 47 states to "take immediate action" to improve the prescribing, monitoring, treatment and availability of opioid pain relievers to address "a growing public health epidemic."               “For the first time since WWII, something other than motor vehicle crashes is the leading cause of unintentional injury deaths for Americans ages 25-64,” said John Ulczycki, vice president of strategic initiatives at NSC. “Countless lives already have been lost. NSC will be worki...