Facts About Opioid Overdose

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TAKING

CONTROL

Over it

3 MILLION

Americans have had or currently suffer from opioid use disorder (OUD), a chronic, problematic pattern of opioid use with serious potential consequences⁹

More than

1/2

of overdose deaths had at least one potential opportunity for prevention⁴

80%

of overdose deaths occur inside a home⁵

In 2023 the overdose death rate topped

112,000

in a 12 month period for the first time in the U.S. history

50x

fentanyl is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine⁷

Take control over it.

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