Facts
What areas are more at risks for prescription opiod abuse?
Smaller cities and towns, rural areas
When was the peak opiod prescribing rate?
2010-12
By how much did the death rate per 100k people increase from 2015-16?
10.6%
What are some factors about the location that make people there more likely to be prescribed abusable prescription drugs?
More dentists and physicians per capita, more uninsured and unemployed residents, and more residents with diabetes, arthritis, or a disability
What percent of all opiod deaths were from a prescription opiod?
What percent of Medicaid patients with prescriptions for pain relievers showed at least 1 sign of abuse?
40%
How many people die a day?
What is a factor causing people to abuse their prescriptions.
Most of the abused prescription drugs are opiods, which are highly addictive so people abuse them rather than use them properly as in their prescription
What are the worst types of prescription drugs?
Opiods
What percent of Americans have had an opiod prescription?
17%
What states have to highest overdose rates from prescription opiods?
West Virignia, Maryland, Maine, and Utah
What are some reasons leading to higher levels of abuse
Rising prescription rates
What are the most common drugs involved in prescription drug abuse?
Methadone, oxycodone, and hydrocodone
How many people have died from 1999-2016 from this?
More than 200k
How many times higher was the rate of prescription opiods overdoses in 2016 than 1999
5x
What is something that could be done to prevent prescription opiod abuse?
Doctors should avoid assigning overlapping prescriptions or high daily doses
What is prescription drug abuse?
Abuse of drugs prescribed by a doctor, typically by using higher dosages of then prescribed, using prescribed drugs for pleasure rather than to treat sickness, or a combination of the two.
What are the rates of overdose on prescription opiods
Men: 6.2 per 100k people
Women: 4.3 per 100k people
What is the average days per prescription?
18
What are some risk factors for prescription drug abuse?
Overlapping prescriptions, high daily doses, mental illness, other substance abuse, being poor, and living in rural areas.