QuickStats: Prescription opioid poisoning deaths more than quadrupled since 1999: Injury Center News

QuickStats: Prescription opioid poisoning deaths more than quadrupled since 1999: Injury Center News

QuickStats: Prescription opioid poisoning deaths more than quadrupled since 1999: Injury Center News

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 03/28/2013 02:45 PM EDT

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Prescription opioid poisoning deaths in the United States have more than quadrupled since 1999. U.S. drug poisoning deaths involving any opioid painkiller (e.g., oxycodone, methadone, or hydrocodone) accounted for 43% of all drug poisoning deaths and 39% of poisoning deaths in 2010. Drug overdose is a serious problem in the United States. Help address this problem by using prescription painkillers only as directed by a health care provider and by not selling or sharing them with others.

Learn More QuickStats: Number of Deaths From Poisoning, Drug Poisoning, and Drug Poisoning Involving Opioid Analgesics — United States, 1999–2010 Vital Signs: Prescription Painkiller Overdose CDC Fact Sheet: Poisoning Policy Impact: Prescription Painkiller Overdoses