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Tag: Opioid Statistics

Trends and Trajectory of the Opioid Crisis

Deaths linked to synthetic opioids now outpace heroin deaths, which suggests that synthetic opiates such as fentanyl have contaminated other illegal drugs, as cited in a recent investigation published in…

Prescription Painkillers Could Make Pain Last Longer

Are you suffering from chronic pain? Chronic pain can be the result of a past injury, arthritis, back issues and many other ailments. If you or a loved one is experiencing…

How Bad is the Opioid Epidemic?

Did you know that more people die from drug overdoses than car accidents? Did you know that prescription opioids and heroin are now the leading killers over all other drugs?…

Significant Steps To Slow the Opioid Epidemic

The National Opioid Epidemic Continues to Escalate The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) calculated drug death data shows roughly 64,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2016. Because…

Understanding the Opioid Epidemic

You have heard that the Opioid Addiction has reached epidemic proportions but what does that mean? Read this article to see the statistics that show why opioid addiction is considered…

Orange County Mayor Jacobs is Committed to Raising Awareness about Opioid Treatment

The Orange County Board of County Commissioners called a meeting with addiction treatment leaders in the community to recognize National Recovery Month and how participating attendees can help more people…