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The prescribing rates for controlled substances among adolescents and young adults nearly doubled from 1994 to 2007.

Fortuna RJ, Robbins BW, Caiola E, Joynt M, Halterman JS. Prescribing of controlled medications to adolescents and young adults in the United States. Pediatrics. 2010;126(6):1108-1116.
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Dependence on prescription opioids can happen after just five days.

Shah A, Hayes CJ, Martin BC. Characteristics of Initial Prescription Episodes and Likelihood of Long-Term Opioid Use — United States, 2006–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;66:265–269. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6610a1
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What are opioids?

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Amy's Story

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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.

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.
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Joe's Story

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Kyle's Story

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In 2010, enough prescription painkillers were prescribed to medicate every American adult 5 mg of hydrocodone every 4 hours for 1 month.

National Institute on Drug Abuse. Popping Pills: A Drug Use Epidemic. https://www.drugabuse.gov/sites/default/files/poppingpills-nida.pdf. Accessed June 2018.
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In 2015, one in three Americans, or 91.8 million Americans, used prescription opioids.

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.
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Chris' Story

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