According to recent state reports, from 2015 to 2018 there was a 29 percent drop in prescription painkillers such as oxycontin. But deaths due to opioid use increased with a reported 916 deaths in 2017. This has led to concern as the opioid crisis continues to take its toll on the U.S. — the Midwest … Continue reading As prescriptions decrease, opioid overdoses continue to increase