In 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared the opioid epidemic to be a public health emergency.
By 2020, almost 75% of drug overdose deaths involved an opioid.
The opioid epidemic can be broken into three phases. EPIC is committed to reducing youth access to opioids and preventing overdoses.
Information from Opioid Crisis Statistics [2023]: Prescription Opioid Abuse (drugabusestatistics.org) ; Opioid Facts and Statistics | HHS.gov ; Opioid Data Analysis and Resources | Opioids | CDC
