Amid the national debate over health insurance, an ongoing medical crisis is exacting a high cost in both money spent and lives lost. Overdose deaths from opioid addiction have increased steadily, 59,000 nationwide last year and 1,302 in Georgia in 2015. Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville handled nearly 700 cases last year, more than double the previous year. And it will take a multipronged approach from leaders in government, law enforcement, medicine and nonprofits to begin rolling back high overdose numbers through awareness and treatment.