The Opioid Epidemic in the United States

ΤHE ΟPΙΟI D Ε PIDEMIC IN THE UNIΤED STΑTES Opioids are a class of drugs that include heroin, fentanyl, prescription pain relievers such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine, and many others. Every day, over 90 Americans die Of the 52,404 Around 21 to 29% About 80% of Since 1999, the amount of opioids prescribed in the U.S. has nearly quadrupled despite there not being an overall change in the amount of pain reported by of patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain end up misuing them. people who use heroin misused prescription opioids first. drug overdose related deaths in from an opioid the United States overdose. in 2015, 33,091 (63.1%) involved an opioid. Americans. 4X Opioid and Overall Drug Overdose Death Rates by State Age-adjusted death rates calculated as deaths per 100,000 population. I Opioid Overdose Death Rate I All Drug Overdose Death Rate 1% Change in Opioid Death Rate From Prior Year 1% Change in All Drug Overdose Death Rate From Prior Year altul, Opioid Overdose Death Rate by State Age-adjusted death rates calculated as deaths per 100,000 population. I Overdose Deaths per 100,000 Population 1% Increase in Opioid Death Rate from Prior Year 1% Decrease in Opioid Death Rate from Prior Year 31.3 9.3 34% 1% 13.4 19.3 5 4.8 22% 41% -7% 7% 7.9 6.2 -5% 3% 10.8 23.3 20% 3.5 11.2 26% 37% -15% 1% 7.9 13.6 19.2 -15% 25% 26% 5.8 11.2 3.1 24% 9.8 9% 13.8 24.7 20% 14.8 -3% 9% 10.7 8.5 15.9 14% 16% 36 14% -5% 6% 8.7 9.9 -7% 5.4 11.7 -3% 4.9 21 9% 17.7 -10% -2% 18% 11.9 19% 16 10.2 11.2 19% 16% -14% 7.2 11.4 17.9 14% 7% -11% 8.4 5.3 6.1 9% 20% 36% 4.7 6,3 Sources: 9% 11% drugabuse.gov cdc.gov/drugoverdose kff.org 9.4 31% 4% true 4.1 5% 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 RECOVERY 17% 14% 31% 34% ET 29.9 21% 25% 22% 29% 24.7 29.9 21% 19% 3.5 2'82 20% 24% 26.3 35% 37% 23.3 25,7 25.3 4% -5% - %IT- %L- 14% 19% ככיכ 19.2 %92 %97 22 26% 41% %9 %S E'6I 17.7 20% 18% 13% 25% 8 B'er g'Et 7% 16% %6 %II 8.5 19.5 61 2'01 61 E'9 6T 21 4% 16% 12% 11% 31% 54% SDI LII 9'81 %E- %2- %22 %07 %ST- %S- %02 %91 16.4 9.8 23% 31% 2'91 D'6 11 16 11.9 15.8 15.7 %S- % %61 % %6 4 15.7 %6 %L 5.5 %9• 11% 1% 15.4 L'8 L'DI E'6 %02 % %DI %8 10% 14% LOT 11% -7% 8'EI 2Z 5 13.8 10.8 13.6 8.4 12.7 %92 %07 %6 %9 v'er 6'6 E'S 7.9 %98 %9 6% -5% 5.4 11.8 %OT-%I %2- %2 4% 5% 4.1 6.2 10.6 %8 5.8 10.3 %6 %6 4.8 8.6 3.5 8.4 %L -4% -3% -%ST- %8