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Which U.S. Counties Have the Highest Opioid Prescription Rates?

Almost 50,000 people died from opioid overdoses in the US in 2019. Doctors over prescribing and Americans misuse of opioids has become a serious national health crisis. The CDC estimates that prescription opioid misuse alone costs the US over $78.5 billion dollars a year. This includes costs for healthcare, addiction treatment, lost jobs and productivity, and any legal fees associated. A few scary statistics: Roughly 21 to 29 percent of people who are prescribed opioids for pain management end up misusing them. Between 8 and 12 percent of people subscribed opioids for pain will end up developing an addiction.

The CDC also estimates that 4 to 6 percent of people who end up addicted to prescription opioids will transition to heroin. They also estimate that around a whopping 80 percent of people who use heroin started after abusing prescription pain pills. This graph from the nursing team at CEUfast.com displays a map of counties in the US that have the highest rates of prescription opioids. The top ten are as follows:

Norton City, VA: 311.3
Galax City, VA: 301.3
Martinsville City, VA: 293.5
Owsley, KY: 241.8
Hardin, IL: 206.7
Floyd, KY: 205.3
Walker, AL: 204.8
Franklin City, VA: 204.6
Perry, KY: 203.6
Whitley, KY: 199.6

Which U.S. Counties Have the Highest Opioid Prescription Rates

Categories : Health Graphs | Published by : | Date : Jun 10, 2021
Tags: death, doctors, health crisis, healthcare, heroin, nursing, opioid overdoses

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