Opioid epidemic 'is underestimated': CDC report warns current data is just the tip of the iceberg as many drug deaths are not recorded
Government researchers warn we may have grossly underestimated the scale of the opioid epidemic.
Until now, official data suggested 91 people a day are being killed by prescription painkillers as America grapples to control a widespread addiction crisis.
However, a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention questions that figure - warning it could be far greater, with most deaths listed under another cause.
More than half of opioid-related deaths in Minnesota between 2006 and 2015 are not listed in the state's official database, researchers found.
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