Around 450,000 people have died from opioids since the turn of the century, and many companies are to blame for the drug's overprescription and misuse.
Massachusetts has seen an eight percent decrease in opioid overdose deaths from 2016 to 2017. A recent Department of Public Health report showed estimates that there will be between 433 and 518 more deaths added to the current confirmed 1,501 in 2017.
Despite statewide efforts to address the opioid epidemic, estimates show that opioid-related deaths have increased since last year, according to data released Wednesday from the Massachusetts Department...
