Fact Fact Fact More than 17,000 people died from prescription opioid overdoses in 2017. 3 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 − Addiction, Overdose, Painkillers
Fact Fact Fact More than two-thirds of people admitted into substance abuse treatment programs first used a non-heroin opioid by age 25. 189 Reactions Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS): 2003-2013. National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2015. See all +less − Addiction, Heroin, Prescriptions
Fact Fact Fact Every day, 130 Americans die after overdosing on opioids. 12 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, Epidemic, Overdose
Fact Fact Fact Every 11 minutes someone in America dies from an opioid overdose. 126 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, Epidemic, Overdose
Fact Fact Fact Dependence on prescription opioids can happen after just five days. 43 Reactions Source: 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 See all +less − Addiction, Painkillers, Prescriptions
Fact Fact Fact 80% of heroin users started with a prescription painkiller. 15 Reactions Source: Jones CM. Heroin use and heroin use risk behaviors among nonmedical users of prescription opioid pain relievers – United States, 2002-2004 and 2008-2010. Drug Alcohol Depend (2013) 132:95–100 See all +less − Addiction, Epidemic, Painkillers
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 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. 7 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