> They were trending up but there was a very sharp increase once the epidemic started. Opioid deaths increased 1014% from 2013 to 2019. This is an average com

> They were trending up but there was a very sharp increase once the epidemic started. Opioid deaths increased 1014% from 2013 to 2019. This is an average compound growth rate of 46.8% per year over that span. Opioid deaths increased by about 50% from 2019 to 2020. It looks like they increased by less than 40% from 2020 to 2021. So over the past 2 years we have had the same increase rate as from the entire span. The data don't support your assertions.