Skip to Main Content
The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University

The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Opioid overdoses in the United States have been shown to shorten lifespans by two and a half months. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Recent study attributes national drop in life expectancy to opioid overdose

Sabrina Schnur September 26, 2017

Opioid overdoses are responsible for an approximate two-and-a-half month decrease in national life expectancy in the last 15 years. The numbers for this change in life expectancy are likely an underestimate,...

The state released a demographic report concerning the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts on Wednesday. GRAPHIC BY RACHEL CHMIELINSKI

Department of Public Health releases opioid-related death demographics

Lexi Peery January 25, 2016

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health released demographic statistics last week, proving that people between the ages of 25 and 44 are most at risk for opioid-related death. Between January...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
Matt Hoffman