Opioid Deaths Could Hit 165,000 Annually Without Intervention, Biden Official Warns

on June 7, 2023

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The director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy warned that—without implementation of President Joe Biden’s intervention initiatives—opioid deaths could dramatically increase to about 165,000 annually by 2025.