The number of opioid prescriptions in America has dropped steadily for the first time in 20 years, according to a New York Times review. The Times reports that experts believe doctors are finally ackowledging the drugs' addictive nature, and efforts at the federal and state level to help solve the epidemic are beginning to work. In recent years, the number of bottles of prescription opioids has roughly equaled the number of adults in the U.S., according to the Times.
