Overdose deaths shift from prescription medications to synthetic opioids

This puts an increasing portion of the problem outside the range of the medical community.  There was a window to reduce the negative impact of overprescribing on overdoses but that seems to be closing as fentanyl supply floods the United States.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fentanyl-deaths-now-outpace-prescription-painkiller-overdoses-study-finds/