06. Epidemiology Update: How Did We Get Here?
Key Points
- Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of accidental death, more people die from drug-related overdoses compared to traffic accidents.
- The rise in overdose deaths runs almost in parallel with the increase in opioid prescriptions.
- Drug diversion plays an important role. The most common source of misused prescription opioids are family and friends. Most of these prescriptions come from a single doctor.
- Once recreational use begins, some individuals will continue to escalate, some of them even up to intravenous heroin eventually.
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