• What is the Opioid Epidemic? A public health explainer🔍
• The economic impact of the opioid epidemic🔍
• What Should the US Learn From New York's and Portugal's ...🔍
• Tackling the Opioid Crisis Requires a Whole|of|Government🔍
• Trends in Opioid Toxicity–Related Deaths in the US Before and After ...🔍
• Addressing the Opioid Crisis🔍
• America's Opioid Epidemic🔍
• The Opioid Epidemic🔍

What is the Opioid Epidemic? A public health explainer

The opioid epidemic is an ongoing public health crisis that has affected millions of people in the United States over the past two decades.

The economic impact of the opioid epidemic - Brookings Institution

This health crisis has also had implications for the U.S. economy, including disruptions to the labor force. Recent evidence demonstrates that ...

What Should the US Learn From New York's and Portugal's ...

The opioid crisis in the United States has unfolded in 3 waves. The first wave began in the 1990s with the increased prescription of opioids for chronic pain.

Tackling the Opioid Crisis Requires a Whole-of-Government, Society ...

The United States has the world's highest rate of opioid-involved deaths.1 Since 1999, more than 1 million people have died from drug overdoses ...

Trends in Opioid Toxicity–Related Deaths in the US Before and After ...

The percentage of all deaths attributable to opioid toxicity increased from 1.8% in 2011 to 4.5% in 2021 (Figure 1), with a statistically ...

Addressing the Opioid Crisis - Department of Justice

The United States continues to be in the midst of the deadliest drug epidemic in American history. According to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

America's Opioid Epidemic - CBS News

About 1 in 3 Americans have lost someone to a drug overdose, new study finds. Brockton Neighborhood Health Center Seattle to open overdose recovery center amid ...

The Opioid Epidemic | Arnold Ventures

49,000. Number of Americans who died of an opioid overdose in 2017 ; $504B · Estimated economic cost of the opioid epidemic in 2015 ; 10%. Proportion of people ...

The Opioid Crisis: Tragedy, Treatments and Trade-offs

The United States is in the midst of the worst drug epidemic in its history. · The crisis is tied to increases in the clinical use of prescription opioids.

The Opioid Epidemic: How to Protect Your Family

Opioids were involved in 80,411 overdose deaths in 2021. That represented more than 75% of all U.S. drug overdose deaths. Growing numbers of ...

Opioid Overdose Deaths by Race/Ethnicity - KFF

Opioid Epidemic. Timeframe: - 2022. Opioid Overdose Deaths by Race/Ethnicity | KFF ... United States. Alabama. Alaska. Arizona. Arkansas. California. Colorado.

Opioids - National Association of Attorneys General

More than 3,000 state and local governments have targeted opioid makers and distributors in hopes of recouping billions in tax dollars spent dealing with the ...

Combating the Opioid Crisis - ICE

For law enforcement, the fight against narcotics continues. In 2016, nearly 30 years later, more than 20,000 Americans were killed by fentanyl ...

See Inside the Worst Opioid Addiction Crisis in U.S. History - Time

In a new series for TIME, 'The Opioid Diaries,' photographer James Nachtwey documents the worst opioid addiction crisis in U.S. history.

The Opioid Crisis and Recent Federal Policy Responses

The opioid crisis has had a significant effect on public health and on economic and social outcomes in the United States: More than 500,000 ...

Opioids crisis | The Guardian

May 2024 · Opioids the Opera: painkiller's 'lurid tale of greed' inspires new production · More than 100,000 people in the US died of drug overdoses in 2023.

How We're Battling the Opioid Epidemic in the United States

We launched the Combat Opioid Abuse page on Walgreens.com, which provides educational information on naxolone, safe medication disposal, and opioids.

The U.S. Opioid Epidemic | Britannica

Deaths involving opioids have risen sharply in recent years, bringing the highly addictive drugs to the forefront of U.S. public health concerns.

Opioid Safety - New Mexico Department of Health

In 2019, 74% of all overdose deaths involve opioids in New Mexico. Preventable opioid overdose deaths increased 457% since 1999 in the US, which lead public ...

Opioid Use Disorder | Department of Health

The overdose epidemic affects Pennsylvanians across the state, from big cities to rural communities. DOH takes an all-hands-on deck approach to monitor and ...