Nearly 3 in 4 overdose deaths statewide involved opioids of some kind, including prescription pain medication and heroin.
Tweet ThisNearly 3 in 4 overdose deaths statewide involved opioids of some kinds, including prescription pain medication and heroin.
Tweet ThisTHE AVERAGE DAYS’ SUPPLY OF OPIOIDS PRESCRIBED BY DOCTORS IN THE U.S. INCREASED 33% FROM 2006 TO 2015.
Tweet ThisHeath care providers are required by law to screen new and extended opioid prescriptions agains a statewide electronic database.
Tweet ThisPrescription painkillers can be as addictive as heroin.
Tweet This75% of people dependent on opioids started with doctor prescribed pain pills.
Tweet ThisIn 2017, 41% of deaths from opioids and heroin were due to prescription painkillers.
Tweet This80% OF HEROIN USERS STARTED WITH A PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLER
Tweet ThisDEPENDENCE ON PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS CAN HAPPEN AFTER JUST FIVE DAYS.
Tweet This1 in 4 people who take a prescription opioid pain medication may become dependent or addicted.
Tweet ThisEVERY DAY IN 2016, AN ESTIMATED 1,600 YOUNG ADULTS MISUSED AN OPIOID PRESCRIPTION FOR THE FIRST TIME.
Tweet ThisIn 2017, New Mexico had the 18th highest total drug overdose death rate in the nation
Tweet ThisEVERY 12 MINUTES SOMEONE IN AMERICA DIES FROM AN OPIOID OVERDOSE.
Tweet This154,145 is the number of New Mexico patients receiving prescription opioids in the second quarter of 2018.
Tweet ThisNaloxone is a safe “rescue drug” that reverses and blocks the effects of opioids.
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