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80% of heroin users started with a prescription painkiller.

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Opioid painkillers like Vicodin® and OxyContin® are chemically similar to heroin.

NIDA. Opioids. National Institute on Drug Abuse website. https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/opioids. . Accessed May 11, 2018.

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1 Year Later: Rebekkah’s

1 Year Later: Rebekkah’s

1 Year Later: Rebekkah’s Story

Opioid dependence can happen after just 5 days. Recovery is possible and doesn’t have to be a solo journey.

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Rebekkah 3 Years Later

Rebekkah 3 Years Later

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How do People Become Addicted to Opioids?

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How do People Become Addicted to Opioids?

Addiction isn't a one-size-fits-all issue, and addiction to opioids can cause strong urges or cravings to take the drug despite its negative effects on health and life in general.

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What Are Opioids?

What Are Opioids?

What Are Opioids?

“Opioids” is a term for drugs that bind to opioid receptors in the body. Regular use of opioid drugs, even as prescribed by a doctor or medical professional, can lead to dependence.

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What is the Opioid Epidemic?

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What is the Opioid Epidemic?

More than 130 people in America die every day due to accidental misuse of these drugs--that’s one person every 11 minutes--and “the opioid epidemic” is the term used to describe this health crisis.

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There were 1.68 million potential years of life lost to opioids in the United States in 2016.

Gomes T, Tadrous M, Mamdani MM, Paterson JM, Juurlink DN. The Burden of Opioid-Related Mortality in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. 2018;1(2):e180217. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.0217

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103,000 adolescents had an opioid use disorder in 2017.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2018). Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. SMA 18-5068, NSDUH Series H-53). Rockville, MD: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

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In 2017, 70% of overdose deaths in D.C. involved fentanyl or its analogues.

Leak C. Opioid-related Fatal Overdoses: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2017. Government of the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. 2018.

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In 2010, for every woman that died of a prescription painkiller overdose, 30 went to the ER for misuse or abuse.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers and Other Drugs Among Women — United States, 1999–2010. MMWR 2013;62:537-542.

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In 2010, every 3 minutes, a woman went to the ER for prescription painkiller misuse.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers and Other Drugs Among Women — United States, 1999–2010. MMWR 2013;62:537-542.

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