In America, the closing of car factories has led to an increase in opium deaths

A recent study revealed that the closure of auto assembly plants increased the death rate as a result of taking higher doses of opium.

According to a study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, after five years of closing any car factory, the death rate due to an overdose of opium among citizens of working age in the region increased by 85% compared to the provinces that did not witness the closure of factories.

The tests included adults between the ages of 18 and 65 in 112 industrial counties, especially the South and American Midwest, which each had at least one auto assembly plant.

The study analyzed deaths that occurred as a result of an opium overdose between January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2016.

During the testing period, 29 US provinces saw car assembly plants closed.

The largest increase in the number of deaths due to an opium overdose was observed among white men of non-Hispanic origin, according to the study.

"Our findings indicate the importance of declining economic opportunities as a factor affecting the opium abuse crisis," the study authors said.

At the same time, Dr. Athendar Venkataramani - One of the study participants - The closing of car factories was not the only reason behind the opium abuse crisis, and that the study was unable to accurately indicate the reason behind the high death rates.

The opium abuse crisis is increasing in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opium addiction is responsible for about four hundred thousand deaths during the period from 1999 to 2017, of which about 47.6 thousand cases were due to an overdose of the drug during 2017 alone.