A Prescription for Change
In 2017, a grim new record was set in the United States when 47,600 Americans died from overdoses that involved opioids. This increase in opioid-related overdoses was seen across age, racial, and ethnic groups.1-3 Sadly, on average, more than 100 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose.3
The current opioid crisis did not happen overnight (See The Three Waves of the Opioid Crisis). Between 1999 and 2017, almost 400,000 Americans died from an overdose involving an opioid.5 The horrifying escalation in overdose deaths that we are seeing today has its roots in the huge increase in the number of opioids being prescribed in the 1990s.
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The current opioid crisis did not happen overnight (See The Three Waves of the Opioid Crisis). Between 1999 and 2017, almost 400,000 Americans died from an overdose involving an opioid.5 The horrifying escalation in overdose deaths that we are seeing today has its roots in the huge increase in the number of opioids being prescribed in the 1990s.
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