can someone explain how the opiod crisis happend?

Question

can someone explain how the opiod crisis happend?

In: 19

Answer 1

prescription opioids became a huge hit for mitigating pain in the 90’s. Doctors prescribed them a lot. They were frequently abused. This created a wave of opioid use disorder (OUD). The FDA cracked down hard on prescription opioids but that just led to people seeking out heroin and other opioids on black markets.