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Everyday more than 90 americans die from overdosing on opiods .The misuse of perscription pain relievers, fentanyl, and heroin is a national crisis that not only affects public health, it also affects our nations economical welfare.

DRUG	STATS
Heroin	15,000 heroin related deaths in the U.S in 2015, 21% usage increase from the previous year.
Fentanyl	Since 2014, there has been more than 5,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. Fentanyl had a 73% increase in synthetic opiod deaths in the U.S from 2014-2015.

More than 29% of people perscribed opiods for chronic pain misuse them, 7-9% of these people will become addicted to opiods or will transfer to using heroin. The increase in injuction drug use is playing a huge role in the rising of neonatal abstinence syndrome and the spreading of diseases like HIV.

Increase and Deacrase in Teen Drug Abuse

According to a survey of drug use conducted by the MTF (Monitoring the Future) teenage drug usage has dropped, only about 14% of 12th graders use illicit drugs other than marijuana, and only 5% of 8th graders.

What to do during a drug overdose

Check responsiveness, check for pulse and breathing, if not there call 911.
Next Step is to perform rescue breathing, or CPR.
Final resource is to use Naloxone, a life-saving drug that reverses the depressing effects of opiates on the nervous system.

Teen Drug Use	Overdose/Death Rate
Heroin/Opiods	2,343 deaths in 2015
Cocaine	442 deaths in 2015
Perscription Drugs (Benzos/Fenantyl)	1,551 deaths in 2015

Drug Abuse

What is the "Opiod Epidemic"?

Increase and Deacrase in Teen Drug Abuse

What to do during a drug overdose