Dangerous Intersection: Drug Overdose Deaths Surpass Motor Vehicle Fatalities in Missouri
January 08, 2018
January 08, 2018
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Jan. 8 -- The Missouri Hospital Association issued the following news release:
In 2010, drug overdoses surpassed motor vehicle accidents as a cause of death in Missouri. The highway and vehicle safety lessons learned throughout the last half century can provide a structure for addressing the drug- and opioid-induced spike in deaths contributing to the recent decrease in average life expectancy nationwide, according to a new fact sheet from the Missouri Hosp . . .
In 2010, drug overdoses surpassed motor vehicle accidents as a cause of death in Missouri. The highway and vehicle safety lessons learned throughout the last half century can provide a structure for addressing the drug- and opioid-induced spike in deaths contributing to the recent decrease in average life expectancy nationwide, according to a new fact sheet from the Missouri Hosp . . .