Injury Center Press Room

MONDAY, JULY 17, 2017

Support will strengthen state efforts to prevent and track opioid overdoses

THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017

Half of U.S. counties seeing fewer opioid prescriptions

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2016

Illicit opioids contribute to drastic increases in opioid overdose deaths across states

Opioid Prescribing is Still High and Varies from County to County
JULY 6, 2017

Opioid prescribing is still high and varies from county to county
Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths
JULY 6, 2016

More than 32,000 people are killed and 2 million are injured each year from motor vehicle crashes
Heroin Epidemic
JULY 7, 2015

More people at risk and more drugs abused

Page last reviewed: July 20, 2017
Page last updated: July 20, 2017
Content source:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

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