Fact Dependence on prescription opioids can happen after just five days. Opioids, Addiction, Painkillers, Prescriptions
Fact 80% of heroin users started with a prescription painkiller. Opioids, Addiction, Epidemic, Painkillers
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. Opioids, Painkillers, Prescriptions
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