Opioid Crisis United K.pptx May 2026

: These prescribing reductions are estimated to have prevented between 841 and 910 deaths . Strategic Response and Government Initiatives

: Between April 2024 and March 2025, a record 329,646 adults were in contact with treatment services—a 6% increase from the previous year. Opioid crisis United K.pptx

: Fatalities linked to nitazenes (potent synthetic opioids) increased fourfold, from 52 in 2023 to 195 in 2024 . : These prescribing reductions are estimated to have