Understanding the Opioid Overdose Epidemic - Centers for …
Nov 1, 2024 · Nearly 108,000 people died from drug overdose in 2022 and approximately 82,000 of those deaths involved opioids (about 76%). The number of people who died from an opioid overdose in 2022 was 10 times the number in 1999; however, opioid overdose death rates were relatively stable from 2021 to 2022.
Opioid epidemic - Wikipedia
The opioid epidemic, also referred to as the opioid crisis, is the rapid increase in the overuse, misuse/abuse, and overdose deaths attributed either in part or in whole to the class of drugs called opiates / opioids since the 1990s.
The Opioid Epidemic: A Review of the Contributing Factors, …
The opioid epidemic is a significant public health crisis that has caused extensive harm and devastation in the United States. This literature review aimed to identify the contributing factors and negative consequences of the epidemic, as well as ...
The United States opioid epidemic - PubMed Central (PMC)
The United States opioid epidemic is a nationwide public health crisis. Initially driven by increased consumption and availability of pharmaceutical opioids, an increasing number of opioid overdoses are now related to heroin and illicitly ...
Opioid Facts and Statistics - HHS.gov
Dec 16, 2022 · More than 760,000 people have died since 1999 from a drug overdose. Nearly 75% of drug overdose deaths in 2020 involved an opioid. Explore drug overdose epidemic data from the CDC.
Opioid epidemic in the United States - Wikipedia
There is an ongoing opioid epidemic (also known as the opioid crisis) in the United States, originating out of both medical prescriptions and illegal sources. It has been described as "one of the most devastating public health catastrophes of our time." [2]
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. Officially declared a Public Health Emergency by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in 2017, the epidemic has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans.
The Opioid Epidemic in the United States - SHADAC
A webinar hosted by SHADAC on September 4, 2019, examined the U.S. opioid epidemic through national and state-level data on drug overdose deaths, including opioids such as prescription painkillers, heroin, and synthetic opioids, and non-opioids (but related drugs) such as cocaine and psychostimulants (e.g., methamphetamine).
Since 2012, opioid prescribing has decreased by 51.7%, but restrictive laws and other policies stigmatize and harm patients with pain who require opioid therapy for surgery, sickle cell disease, chronic pain, hospice and palliative care, cancer and other medical conditions.
The opioid crisis in data - USAFacts
Jun 21, 2024 · Beginning in the 1990s, the opioid crisis unfolded in three distinct waves, moving from legal prescriptions like oxycodone and hydrocodone, to heroin, and eventually to the fentanyl that's responsible for the majority of opioid deaths today.