Opioid Epidemic

Great resource to start learning about the cause of the opioid epidemic in the United States and the effects on the community.

Opioid Drugs are a class of drugs used to reduce pain.

Brief overview of the US opioid epidemic.

Drug overdose statistics by state.

Great report highlighting top 10 states total health care costs from Opioid abuse and top 10 states per capita health care costs from Opioid abuse.

The opioid prescribing rate interactive mapping tool shows geographic comparisons, at the state, county, and ZIP code levels, of de-identified Medicare Part D opioid prescription claims – prescriptions written and then submitted to be filled – within the United States.

News article about the forecast of deaths related to opioids. June 2017.

News article related to medicare patients and opioids. June 2016.

From the National Center on Drug Abuse.

State policies that make a difference.

Article from Michigan Health Lab.

Hal Johnson, Leonard Paulozzi, Christina Porucznik, Karin Mack, Blake Herter. (2014). Decline in Drug Overdose Deaths After State Policy Changes — Florida, 2010–2012. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). July 4, 2014 / 63(26);569-574

Updated information from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Three part Opioid investigation. September 30, 2018

Updated information from the CDC about overdose deaths related to opioids. March 2018.

Aired on "60 Minutes" October, 16, 2017

From University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation.

From the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, July 6, 2017.

From Get Smart About Drugs

From the Pew Charitable Trusts Research.

Survey study from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

From University of Michigan Addiction Center.

Company producer of opioids.

From the National Institute on Drug Abuse.