It's ~17,000 --> ~70,000 in the last twenty years. Also, since a lot of these deaths happen early, they have a greater impact the life expectancy rate. One per

It's ~17,000 --> ~70,000 in the last twenty years. Also, since a lot of these deaths happen early, they have a greater impact the life expectancy rate. One person dying 55 years earlier from a heroin OD has the same impact as 11 people dying 5 years earlier.