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. 260 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 and doesn’t have to be a solo journey. Watch Now Addiction, Heroin, Painkillers Rebekkah 3 Years Later Rebekkah 3 Years Later Rebekkah’s Recovery Story Hear Rebekkah's Story Recovery Info & Resources How do People Become Addi How do People Become Addicted to Opioids? Addiction isn't a one-size-fits-all issue, and addiction to opioids can cause strong urges or cravings to take the drug despite its negative effects on health and life in general. 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. Regular use of opioid drugs, even as prescribed by a doctor or medical professional, can lead to dependence. Learn More Addiction, Epidemic, Painkillers, Prescriptions More on Opioid Epidemic What is the Opioid Epidemic? More than 130 people in America die every day due to accidental misuse of these drugs--that’s one person every 11 minutes--and “the opioid epidemic” is the term used to describe this health crisis. 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Topic AddictionAdvertisingAdvertisingCancerCancerChewing TobaccoCigarettesCigarsCostCostDeathDeathDiseaseDiseaseE-cigarettesEnvironmentEpidemicFashionFlavors/MentholFlavors/MentholGamingHealth RisksHealth RisksHealth RisksHeroinHookahIngredientsIngredientsJuulLegal AgeLegal AgeMarketingMarketingMoviesMusicOpioidsOverdosePainkillersPetsPop CulturePop CulturePrescriptionsProductsProfilingProfilingQuittingQuittingRecoveryRetailRetailSmoke-Free PlacesSmoke-Free PlacesSmokingSocial MediaStreamingTobacco SalesTobacco SnuffTVVaping ShowClose Filters Filter by Tags Subtags Search Change Issue SmokingVapingOpioids Showing 27 of 50 results. Fact Fact Fact According to the CDC, healthcare providers wrote 259M prescriptions for opioid pain relievers in 2012, which is enough for every adult in America to fill one prescription. 1 Reactions Source: Paulozzi LJ, Mack KA, Hockenberry JM. Vital signs: variation among states in prescribing of opioid pain relievers and benzodiazepines—United States, 2012. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2014;63:563–8. See all +less − Painkillers, Prescriptions Fact Fact Fact In 2015 , the opioid epidemic cost the US more than 500 billion dollars. 1070 Reactions Source: The Council of Economic Advisers. The Underestimated Cost of the Opioid Crisis. Washington, DC: Executive Office of the President; 2017. https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/images/The%20Underestimated%20Cost%20of%20the%20Opioid%20Crisis.pdf See all +less − Addiction, Epidemic Fact Fact Fact In a grim milestone, more people died from heroin-related causes than from gun homicides in 2017. 1 Reactions Source: Scholl L, Seth P, Kariisa M, Wilson N, Baldwin G. Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019;67:1419–1427. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm675152e1. See all +less − Fact Fact Fact Opioid overdose deaths increased almost 6x from 1999 to 2017. Reactions Source: Scholl L, Seth P, Kariisa M, Wilson N, Baldwin G. Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019;67:1419–1427. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm675152e1. See all +less − Overdose Fact Fact Fact The average days’ supply of opioids prescribed by doctors in the U.S. increased 33% from 2006 to 2015. 1 Reactions Source: Guy GP Jr., Zhang K, Bohm MK, et al. Vital Signs: Changes in Opioid Prescribing in the United States, 2006–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;66:697–704. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6626a4 See all +less − Painkillers, Prescriptions Fact Fact Fact Over half of young adults who misused prescription opioids got them from a friend or family member. 2 Reactions Source: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. (2017). 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. See all +less − Addiction, Painkillers Fact Fact Fact In 2017, 47,600 people died of opioid overdoses in America. 8 Reactions Source: Hedegaard H, Miniño AM, Warner M. Drug overdose deaths in the United States, 1999–2017. NCHS Data Brief, no 329. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2018. See all +less − Addiction, Overdose, Painkillers Fact Fact Fact In 2016, enough painkillers were prescribed to medicate every American adult 30 mg of hydrocodone every day for almost a month. Reactions Source: Guy GP Jr., Zhang K, Bohm MK, et al. Vital Signs: Changes in Opioid Prescribing in the United States, 2006–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;66:697–704. 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Fact Fact Fact Opioid painkillers like Vicodin® and OxyContin® are chemically similar to heroin. 260 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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How do People Become Addi How do People Become Addicted to Opioids? Addiction isn't a one-size-fits-all issue, and addiction to opioids can cause strong urges or cravings to take the drug despite its negative effects on health and life in general. 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. Regular use of opioid drugs, even as prescribed by a doctor or medical professional, can lead to dependence. Learn More Addiction, Epidemic, Painkillers, Prescriptions
More on Opioid Epidemic What is the Opioid Epidemic? More than 130 people in America die every day due to accidental misuse of these drugs--that’s one person every 11 minutes--and “the opioid epidemic” is the term used to describe this health crisis. Learn More Addiction, Epidemic, Overdose
Fact Fact Fact According to the CDC, healthcare providers wrote 259M prescriptions for opioid pain relievers in 2012, which is enough for every adult in America to fill one prescription. 1 Reactions Source: Paulozzi LJ, Mack KA, Hockenberry JM. Vital signs: variation among states in prescribing of opioid pain relievers and benzodiazepines—United States, 2012. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2014;63:563–8. See all +less − Painkillers, Prescriptions
Fact Fact Fact In 2015 , the opioid epidemic cost the US more than 500 billion dollars. 1070 Reactions Source: The Council of Economic Advisers. The Underestimated Cost of the Opioid Crisis. Washington, DC: Executive Office of the President; 2017. https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/images/The%20Underestimated%20Cost%20of%20the%20Opioid%20Crisis.pdf See all +less − Addiction, Epidemic
Fact Fact Fact In a grim milestone, more people died from heroin-related causes than from gun homicides in 2017. 1 Reactions Source: Scholl L, Seth P, Kariisa M, Wilson N, Baldwin G. Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019;67:1419–1427. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm675152e1. See all +less −
Fact Fact Fact Opioid overdose deaths increased almost 6x from 1999 to 2017. Reactions Source: Scholl L, Seth P, Kariisa M, Wilson N, Baldwin G. Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019;67:1419–1427. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm675152e1. See all +less − Overdose
Fact Fact Fact The average days’ supply of opioids prescribed by doctors in the U.S. increased 33% from 2006 to 2015. 1 Reactions Source: Guy GP Jr., Zhang K, Bohm MK, et al. Vital Signs: Changes in Opioid Prescribing in the United States, 2006–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;66:697–704. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6626a4 See all +less − Painkillers, Prescriptions
Fact Fact Fact Over half of young adults who misused prescription opioids got them from a friend or family member. 2 Reactions Source: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. (2017). 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. See all +less − Addiction, Painkillers
Fact Fact Fact In 2017, 47,600 people died of opioid overdoses in America. 8 Reactions Source: Hedegaard H, Miniño AM, Warner M. Drug overdose deaths in the United States, 1999–2017. NCHS Data Brief, no 329. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2018. See all +less − Addiction, Overdose, Painkillers
Fact Fact Fact In 2016, enough painkillers were prescribed to medicate every American adult 30 mg of hydrocodone every day for almost a month. Reactions Source: Guy GP Jr., Zhang K, Bohm MK, et al. Vital Signs: Changes in Opioid Prescribing in the United States, 2006–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;66:697–704. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6626a4 See all +less −
Fact Fact Fact Every day in 2017, an estimated 1,300 young adults misused an opioid prescription for the first time. 188 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, Painkillers