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The following article chronicles the three waves that characterized the opioid epidemic. Featuring three personal stories remembered by surviving friends and family members, it provides a timeline of how the opioid epidemic evolved from pills to heroin to fentanyl. The article touches on many important points, including how institutions failed to rehabilitate the people who misuse drugs and the role drug companies played in creating the epidemic. Read More
Statistics

131,326
Prescriptions for Opioids in El Dorado County, 2019
10
Deaths Related to Any Opioid Overdose in El Dorado County, 2019
38
ED Visits Related to Any Opioid Overdose in El Dorado County, 2019
15
Hospitalizations Related to Any Opioid Overdose in EL Dorado County, 2019
California Opioid Overdose Surveillance Dashboard