HealthDay (2/8, Thompson ) reports, “Reducing homelessness by 25% could save nearly 2,000 lives lost each year to opioid overdoses, a new study estimates.” Additionally, it “could save 850 lives from alcohol poisoning and 540 from cocaine overdoses, researchers from the University of Georgia estimate.” The results were published in Health Affairs.
Related Links:
— “Cutting U.S. Homelessness by 25% Could Prevent 2,000 Opioid Deaths Each Year,”Dennis Thompson, HealthDay, February 8, 2024