What Can I Do?
In the opioid epidemic, we can all do something.
Learn about simple actions that could save valuable lives.
In the opioid epidemic, we can all do something.
Learn about simple actions that could save valuable lives.
Alliance Health has compiled several resources, along with ready-made action plans, so no matter who you are, you can do something. You can make a difference.
Citizen? Family member? Churchgoer? Teacher? No matter your role, as an individual you can make a difference in the opioid crisis by taking a few small, but critical actions.
Physician? Pharmacist? Health care worker? Counselor? Learn about simple steps you can take in your everyday practice to help stem the tide of the opioid crisis.
You have to double the amount of opioids Japan consumes five times to come close to the US.
Dr. Keith Humphreys, Stanford University
We lose a Vietnam [War] every single year to drug overdoses.
Former HHS Secretary Tom Price
The opioid crisis is one of the biggest challenges we face across our state!
NC Governor Roy Cooper
The greatest gift to give to the people you love the most is your recovery.
Jamie Leigh Curtis, Actor
Since 1999, opioid overdose deaths have quadrupled and opioid prescriptions have increased markedly – almost enough for every adult in America to have a bottle of pills.
US Surgeon General Vivik Murthy
North Carolina loses a school bus full of citizens each month to prescription opioid overdose.
NC Department of Public Health
Drug overdose deaths, once rare, are now the leading cause of accidental death in the US, surpassing peak annual deaths caused by motor vehicle accidents, guns, and HIV infection.
Andrew Kolodny, Brandeis University
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the total "economic burden" of prescription opioid misuse alone in the United States is $78.5 billion a year, including the costs of healthcare, lost productivity, addiction treatment, and criminal justice involvement.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention