Opioid-Linked Fatal Car Crashes on the Rise

The number of drivers killed in car crashes under the influence of prescription painkillers has increased dramatically over the last two decades. In this study, researchers focused on male drivers who died within one hour of a motor vehicle crash and found that the prevalence of prescription narcotics increased from around 1% between 1995 and 1999 to about 6% between 2010 and 2015. American Journal of Public Health, July 2017