Opioids Stats and Info

Over 840,000 Americans have died from an drug overdose since 1999

Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50

In 2021, about 75% of drug overdose deaths involved opioids

By 2015, Americans were consuming 80% of the world’s oxycodone and hydrocodone opioid painkillers and 30% of all prescribed pain killers, even though Americans make up less than 5% of the world’s population

Only one in five of the 2.4 million people who suffer from opioid substance disorder received evidence-based treatment

Predictors show that another 500,000 people could die of opioid-related causes within the next decade if we do not take action now

Over 20 million Americans suffer from a substance use disorder and fewer than 10% get medical help

In 2016, drug overdoses caused US life expectancy to fall for the second year in a row