Counting The Heavy Cost Of Care In The Age Of Opioids
The city of Baltimore says it needs more money to distribute a lifesaving opioid overdose medication. And a recent study finds the cost of treating overdoses in U.S. hospital ICUs has risen sharply.
As deaths from opioid overdoses rise around the country, the city of Baltimore feels the weight of the epidemic.
"I see the impact every single day," says Leana Wen, the city health commissioner. "We have two people in our city dying from overdose every day."
As part of Baltimore's for the opioid overdose drug naloxone, which often comes in a nasal spray, to all city residents in 2015.
