1. Overdose deaths with opioids involved: 33,091 in 2015 and 64,000 in 2016
2. 1 in 48 people newly prescribed an opioid will become a long time user
3. Since 2010, heroin overdose death rates have more than quadrupled
4. Overdose deaths from synthetic opioids other than methadone (i.e. fentanyl) killed 9,500 people in 2015, a 72% increase since 2014, and over 20,100 in 2016.
5. In Pennsylvania, opioid overdoses are more common than fatal vehicle crashes.
