Prescription Painkiller and Opioid Infographics
In the United States, 2015… 16,000 deaths from homicide. 29,000 deaths from prescription painkiller overdose.
Source: The CDC
In the United States, 2015… 6,700 deaths from HIV/AIDS. 29,000 deaths from prescription painkiller overdose.
Source: The CDC
In the United States, 2015… over 60% of overdose deaths involved opioids and prescription painkillers.
Source: Drugabuse.gov
In the United States, 2010… physicians prescribed enough painkillers to medicate all 245 million American adults every 4 hours for an entire month.
Source: PBS Newshour, 2013
Where are people illegally obtaining prescription drugs? 0.3% from the internet. 3.9% from a drug dealer or stranger. 20% from a doctor. 70.8% from a friend or relative.
Source: SAMHSA National Survey on Drug Use and Health
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