There is an
epidemic-sized problem.
216
Million
opioid prescriptions every year.
18
Million
people mis-use opioids every year.
3
Minutes
another teen abuses opioids for the first time, from their parent's medicine cabinet.
What does this
compare to?
41
Deaths
from AIDS every day.
90
Deaths
from traffic accidents.
130
Deaths
from Opioids.
If we can fix roads, we can fix pharma.
Where is it
coming from?
28%
of all opioids come from illegal sources.
72%
comes from legal sources.
70 tons
of Mexican Heroin vs.
238 tons
pharma-manufactured opioids.
91.4%
of all abused opioid-based painkillers come from legally prescribed sources.
That means it’s coming directly from medicine cabinets.
What does this mean for those in need?
50
Million
chronic pain patients are in serious risk of addiction or loss of treatment
2
Million
Americans have Opioid Use Disorder.
3
Quarters
of the 2M are unable to get help because there is currently no way to get it to them safely and reliably, until now!
We can do better, click here to find out how.
