Michael Fiore, MS, leads the Occupational Fatality Unit within the Occupational Health Surveillance Program at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
The drug overdose epidemic continues to afflict our country. Nationally, there were more than 70,000 drug overdose deaths in 2017 i involving opioids (such as fentanyl, heroin and hydrocodone), stimulants (such as cocaine and methamphetamine), and alcohol.ii Nearly 70% of these deaths involved an opioid.ii
