Statistic ID: 597
Opioid Prescriptions
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Source:Kaiser Family Foundation
Submitted:
Oct 23, 2017 - 6:32 pm
(Edited Oct 23, 2017 - 7:28 pm)
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According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, overdose deaths, particularly from prescription drugs and heroin, have reached epidemic level. Nearly half of all opioid overdose deaths in 2016 involved prescription opioids. From 1999 to 2008, overdose death rates, sales, and substance abuse treatment admissions related to opioid pain relievers all increased substantially. By 2015, annual overdose deaths from heroin alone surpassed deaths from both car accidents and guns, with other opioid overdose deaths also on the rise.
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