AdvertisementAs Opioid Epidemic Surges, Medical Schools Try To Keep PaceJuly 27, 2016Natalie JacewiczfacebookEmailBetween 1999 and 2014, the number of deaths in the U.S. from prescribed opioids quadrupled. Meanwhile medical students were getting very little training on how to spot patients who are at risk for addiction, or how to treat it. (Getty Images/Cultura Exclusive)