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Hospitalizations > Opioid Abuse / Serious Infections up since 2002

Since 2002, hospitalizations for opiod use has soared and with some serious complications.

Although the total number of hospitalizations in the United States has remained relatively consistent, opioid-related hospitalizations have increased by 72%; opioid-related hospitalizations with associated serious infections have increased by 91% (according to a recent study in Health Affairs).

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