DRUG ABUSE: KNOW THE FACTS

1 Prescription drugs are second only to marijuana as the nation’s most commonly abused illicit drugs.

2 4.3 million Americans engaged in non-medical use of prescription medication in one month.

3 According to SAMHSA, nearly 2 million Americans met the criteria for prescription drug use disorder in 2014.

4 Prescription medications are one of the most commonly misused substances leading to a rise in the amount of opioid overdoses in the United States over the past decade.

5 Research suggests that prescription opioid misuse costs the United States economy an estimated 78.5 billion each year.

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https://www.gatewayfoundation.org/faqs/effects-of-drug-abuse/