Opioid Crisis

As per the World Health Organization, worldwide, around 0.5 million deaths are attributable to drug use. More than 70% of these deaths are related to opioids, with more than 30% of those deaths caused by overdose.

To tackle the Opioid epidemic, some of the key pharma and biotech companies such as Purdue Pharma, Orexo US, Indivior, Adapt Pharma, Aphios Corporation, Camurus, GW Pharmaceuticals, MediciNova, and others are developing therapies for the treatment of opioid overdose, dependency, and addiction.

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