Fact In 2015 , the opioid epidemic cost the US more than 500 billion dollars. Opioids, Addiction, Epidemic
Fact In a grim milestone, more people died from heroin-related causes than from gun homicides in 2017. Opioids
Fact The average days’ supply of opioids prescribed by doctors in the U.S. increased 33% from 2006 to 2015. Opioids, Painkillers, Prescriptions
Fact Over half of young adults who misused prescription opioids got them from a friend or family member. Opioids, Addiction, Painkillers
Fact In 2017, 47,600 people died of opioid overdoses in America. Opioids, Addiction, Overdose, Painkillers
Fact In 2016, enough painkillers were prescribed to medicate every American adult 30 mg of hydrocodone every day for almost a month. Opioids
Fact Every day in 2017, an estimated 1,300 young adults misused an opioid prescription for the first time. Opioids, Addiction, Painkillers
Fact Exposure to nicotine from e-cigarette vapor can cause lung cancer in mice, according to new research from New York University. Vaping, Cancer