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THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN NUMBERS
80%
Nearly 80% of heroin users reported misusing prescription opioids prior to heroin.
130+
130+ people a day die from opioid-related drug overdoses.
HHS 5-POINT STRATEGY TO COMBAT THE OPIOIDS CRISIS
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BETTER ADDICTION PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SERVICES
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BETTER DATA
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BETTER PAIN MANAGEMENT
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BETTER TARGETING OF OVERDOSE REVERSING DRUGS
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BETTER RESEARCH
THE U.S. OPIOID EPIDEMIC
WORTH READING
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Opioids News and Announcements
All the latest details on how HHS is combating the opioids epidemic.
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Surgeon General’s Advisory on Naloxone and Opioid Overdose
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams urges Americans to carry this lifesaving medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
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Public Health Declaration
Signed on October 26, 2017.
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Preventing Opioid Misuse and Overdose
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Managing Your Pain: Which Approach is Right for You