Featured Videos Articles Facts Activities Featured Rebekkah's Story 80% of heroin users started with a prescription painkiller. Watch Video Rebekkah's Story Fact Fact Fact Opioid painkillers like Vicodin® and OxyContin® are chemically similar to heroin. 38 Reactions Source: NIDA. Opioids. National Institute on Drug Abuse website. https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/opioids. . Accessed May 11, 2018. See all +less − Heroin, Painkillers 1 Year Later: Rebekkah’s 1 Year Later: Rebekkah’s Story Opioid dependence can happen after just 5 days. Recovery is possible. Watch Now Addiction, Heroin, Painkillers Info & Resources How do People Become Addi How do People Become Addicted to Opioids? Addiction isn’t a one-size-fits-all issue. Learn More Addiction, Health Risks What Are Opioids? What Are Opioids? “Opioids” is a term for drugs that bind to opioid receptors in the body. 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Fact Fact Fact Opioid painkillers like Vicodin® and OxyContin® are chemically similar to heroin. 38 Reactions Source: NIDA. Opioids. National Institute on Drug Abuse website. https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/opioids. . Accessed May 11, 2018. See all +less − Heroin, Painkillers
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Fact Fact Fact There were 1.68 million potential years of life lost to opioids in the United States in 2016. 187 Reactions Source: Gomes T, Tadrous M, Mamdani MM, Paterson JM, Juurlink DN. The Burden of Opioid-Related Mortality in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. 2018;1(2):e180217. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.0217 See all +less − Addiction, Epidemic, Overdose, Painkillers, Prescriptions
Fact Fact Fact 103,000 adolescents had an opioid use disorder in 2017. Reactions Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2018). Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. SMA 18-5068, NSDUH Series H-53). Rockville, MD: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. See all +less − Addiction, Epidemic, Painkillers, Prescriptions, Recovery
Fact Fact Fact In 2017, 70% of overdose deaths in D.C. involved fentanyl or its analogues. Reactions Source: Leak C. Opioid-related Fatal Overdoses: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2017. Government of the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. 2018. See all +less − Addiction, Epidemic, Health Risks, Overdose, Painkillers, Prescriptions
Fact Fact Fact In 2010, for every woman that died of a prescription painkiller overdose, 30 went to the ER for misuse or abuse. 3 Reactions Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers and Other Drugs Among Women — United States, 1999–2010. MMWR 2013;62:537-542. See all +less − Addiction, Epidemic, Health Risks, Heroin, Overdose, Painkillers, Prescriptions, Recovery
Fact Fact Fact In 2010, every 3 minutes, a woman went to the ER for prescription painkiller misuse. Reactions Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers and Other Drugs Among Women — United States, 1999–2010. MMWR 2013;62:537-542. See all +less − Addiction, Epidemic, Health Risks, Overdose, Painkillers, Prescriptions, Recovery
