Genesee County Health Department issued the following announcement on Aug. 23.
More than 750,000 people have died since 1999 from a drug overdose. Two out of three drug overdose deaths in 2018 involved an opioid. Opioids are substances that work in the nervous system of the body or in specific receptors in the brain to reduce the intensity of pain.
Overdose deaths involving opioids, including prescription opioids, heroin, and synthetic opioids (like fentanyl), have increased almost six times since 1999. Overdoses involving opioids killed nearly 47,000 people in 2018, and 32% of those deaths involved prescription opioids.
If you or a loved on suffers from opioid abuse please visit one of sites below on behalf of Overdose Awareness Week to pick up a Free Naloxone Kit.
Visit: ttps://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/data/index.html for more information on opioid abuse and prevention measures.
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Source: Genesee County Health Department
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