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Pathway to Heroin	STUDY: Nonmedical prescription opioids and pathways of drug involvement in the US: Generational differences. PDF form The graph and report reflect no matter which generation heroin addiction does not begin by using heroin but other drugs. The three drugs that "prime" the brain and often lead to harder drugs are cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana. We need prevention funding to help educate our children, parents and community leaders develop the skills and strategies to avoid drug abuse. ADDICTION IS A PREVENTABLE DISEASE. Opioid, Pathway
Arizona - Opioid Prevention Statistics	Interactive Map, Opioid
Attorney General Sessions Announces New Indictments in International Fentanyl Case	This epidemic is being driven primarily by opioids – prescription painkillers or heroin. However, the number one killer opioid is fentanyl. Synthetic opioids like fentanyl killed 20,000 Americans in 2016. Most fentanyl doesn’t come from here. The vast majority is made in China and then shipped here either through the mail or brought across our porous Southern border. fentanyl, China, Mexico, Opioid
Colorado Opioid Deaths have increased since legalization of marijuana	. Opioid
Elsevier’s Opioid Resource Center brings together latest medical and scientific information to tackle opioid crisis	Opioid
FentanylOverdose on the Rise	Pharmaceutical fentanyl is a synthetic opioid pain reliever, approved for treating severe pain, typically advanced cancer pain. It is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. It is prescribed in the form of transdermal patches or lozenges and can be diverted for misuse and abuse in the United States. fentanyl, drug abuse, Opioid, infographic, CDC
Gateway Drugs	The use of any alcohol, cigarettes or marijuana is highly correlated with the use of the other two. Alcohol, nicotine and marijuana are the three gateway drugs for youth. Opioid
Heroin Epidemic CDC Information	Opioid, CDC, Heroin
More than Half of People who Misuse Prescription Opioids also Binge Drink	More than half of the 4.2 million Americans who misused prescription opioids between 2012 and 2014 also engaged in binge drinking, according to a new studyexternal icon released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the American Journal of Preventive Medicineexternal icon. CDC, Alcohol, Opioid
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Opioid Resource Center	Free access to research, data, analyses and other resources The opioid epidemic is taking lives every day. In the United States, where President Trump has declared it a national public health emergency, prescription opioids and heroin killed more than 33,000 people in 2015. Opioid, Recovery Programs
Opioid Use During Pregnancy	Opioid, Pregnancy, DFAF, infographic
State Successes- Decreases Opioid Abuse	Opioid, Florida, PDMP
The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic.	Opioids (including prescription opioids, heroin, and fentanyl) killed more than 42,000 people in 2016, more than any year on record. 40% of all opioid overdose deaths involve a prescription opioid. CDC, Opioid
What to Know About Florida’s New Opioid Prescription Law, Effective July 1, 2018	If your doctor has prescribed opioids for your acute pain, a new Florida law may affect your supply. As of July 1, 2018, most opioid prescriptions will have a three-day limit. In some situations, physicians can prescribe a seven-day supply for acute pain, if the situation is documented as medically necessary. Opioid, Florida, PDMP, Prescription