Opioid overdoses followed auto plant closures, study says

The study published in JAMA Internal Medicine highlights the role declining economic opportunity in the U.S. and cities like Dayton had on the opioid overdose crisis.

The local GM plant had employed 1,000 when it closed Dec. 2008, and at its peak employed more than 4,000 people. The manufacturing jobs provided middle to upper middle class wages and had a broader economic impact of supporting related industries.