Advocates for Prescription Narcotic Painkillers (Opiate/Opioid Medication):
Drug Education ... Misuse Intervention ... Overdose Preventiion with Naloxone HCL
Drug Education ... Misuse Intervention ... Overdose Preventiion with Naloxone HCL
Suicide Statistics
Prescription Opiates (opioids) are involved in at least 50% of all drug-related suicides.
Suicide Facts at a Glance (CDC Summer 2010)
2009 Marks Colorado's Highest Suicide Rate in More Than 20 Years (COOCP September 7, 2010)
For more information on drug-related suicides please visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website at: http://www.cdc.gov/
