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Number of overdose deaths from prescription opioid pain relievers in the U.S. from 1999 to 2015

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This statistic presents the number of overdose deaths from prescription opioid pain relievers in the U.S. from 1999 to 2015. In 2015, there were an estimated 22,598 overdose deaths in the U.S. from prescription opioids, a significant increase from 4,030 deaths in 1999.

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U.S. cities with the highest rates of opioid abuse 2011-2015

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Share of global morphine consumption by region 2015

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Opinion of US adults on opioid epidemic as an expression 2017

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Share of prescription opioid abusers in the U.S. 2011-2015, by age

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U.S. overview

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Aggregate U.S. societal costs of prescription opioid abuse, dependence and fatal overdose in 2013 (in million U.S. dollars)Costs of prescription opioid overdose, abuse and addiction in the U.S. 2013
Distribution of aggregate U.S. economic burden due to costs of prescription opioid abuse, dependence and fatal overdose in 2013Share of costs of prescription opioid overdose, abuse and addiction in the U.S. 2013

Heroin use in the U.S.

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Number of individuals who consumed heroin during the past year in the United States from 2002 to 2015, by age (in 1,000)Individuals who consumed heroin during the past year in the U.S. 2002-2015, by age
Number of individuals with a heroin dependence or abuse during the past year in the United States from 2002 to 2015, by age (in 1,000)Heroin dependence or abuse within past year in the U.S. 2002-2015, by age
Number of individuals taking heroin for the first time in the United States from 2002 to 2016 (in 1,000)*Individuals starting to consume heroin in the U.S. 2002-2016
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Opioid use in the U.S.

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Top controlled prescription drugs distributed in the United States in 2014 (in billions of dosage units)Most distributed controlled prescription drugs in the U.S. in 2014
Percentage of U.S. adults who consumed opioids in the last 2 years as of 2017U.S. adults who took opioids in last 2 years 2017
Share of main reasons for consumption of opioids among U.S. adults as of 2017Reasons for consumption of opioids by U.S. adults 2017
Number of people in the U.S. who used prescription opioids for non medical purposes from 2002 to 2014 (in millions)*Non medical use of prescription opioids over the last year in the U.S. 2002-2014
Distribution of prescription opioid abusers in the U.S. from 2011 to 2015, by ageShare of prescription opioid abusers in the U.S. 2011-2015, by age
Percentage of adults who personally knew a person who had ever been addicted to prescription painkillers in the United States as of 2016Share of U.S. adults who knew a person addicted to prescription painkillers 2016
Rate of prescription opioid abuse in the United States from 2011 to 2015, by pain-related conditionRate of opioid abuse in the U.S. 2011-2015, by pain-related condition

Deaths from opioids in the U.S.

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Heroin overdose death rate in the U.S. in 2014, by ethnicity (per 100,000 population)Death rate from heroin overdose in the U.S. in 2014, by ethnicity
Increases in heroin overdose death rates in the U.S. between 2010 and 2014, by ethnicity*Change in death rate from heroin overdose in the U.S. 2010-2014, by ethnicity
Heroin overdose death rate in the U.S. in 2014, by age (per 100,000 population)Death rate from heroin overdose in the U.S. in 2014, by age
Number of overdose deaths from heroin in the U.S. from 1999 to 2015Number of heroin overdose deaths U.S. 1999-2015
Prescription opioid overdose death rate in the U.S. from 2000 to 2014 (per 100,000 population)Prescription opioid overdose U.S. death rate 2000-2014
Number of overdose deaths from prescription opioid pain relievers in the U.S. from 1999 to 2015Number of prescription opioid overdose deaths U.S. 1999-2015
Opioid overdose death rate in the U.S. in 2014, by ethnicity (per 100,000 people)Death rate from opioid overdose in the U.S. in 2014, by ethnicity

Solutions

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Percentage of U.S. adults who felt they were prescribed unnecessary amount of opioids as of 2017, by genderU.S. adults who were prescribed unnecessary amount of opioids 2017, by gender
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Perceived seriousness of lack of access to care for substance abuse problems in the United States as of 2016, by personal experienceShare of U.S. adults who feel substance abuse access to care is a problem 2016
Opinions on responsibility for high consumption of opioids in the U.S. as of 2017U.S. adults opinion on responsibility for high consumption of opioids 2017
Percentage of respondents who believe select sources are not doing enough to combat prescription painkiller or heroin addiction in the U.S. as of 2016Share of U.S. adults who want more action to stop painkiller or heroin addiction 2016
Opinion on the effectiveness of select actions to reduce the abuse of prescription painkillers in the United States as of 2016Effectiveness of steps to reduce the abuse of prescription painkillers in U.S. 2016

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Percentage of people who abused their opioid prescription in U.S. states with and without medical marijuana from 2011 to 2015Share of opioid prescription abuse in states with medical marijuana U.S. 2015
Percentage of high school seniors in the U.S. who used OxyContin from 2002 to 2016Share of U.S. 12th graders who used OxyContin 2002-2016

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