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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
BETTER ADDICTION PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SERVICES
BETTER DATA
BETTER PAIN MANAGEMENT
BETTER TARGETING OF OVERDOSE REVERSING DRUGS
BETTER RESEARCH
THE U.S. OPIOID EPIDEMIC
WORTH READING
Opioids News and Announcements
All the latest details on how HHS is combating the opioids epidemic.
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.
Public Health Declaration
Signed on October 26, 2017.
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Preventing Opioid Misuse and Overdose
Managing Your Pain: Which Approach is Right for You