Tag: prescription opioids

Drugs & Alcohol

Opioids on our roads

March 26, 2019

Research shows that prescription opioids are increasingly implicated as a contributing cause of fatal motor vehicle accidents.

Drugs & Alcohol

Painkiller use around the world

August 31, 2018

Today, on International Overdose Awareness Day we take a look at American opioid use compared to the broader global landscape. The results inform why the epidemic is not slowing down.

Drugs & Alcohol

10 facts about opioids

October 10, 2017

We compiled the most recent data and headlines about substance abuse, addiction, overdose deaths, and health consequences of America's opioid crisis.