SOURCE: ARTICLE - Societal Costs of Prescription Opioid Abuse,
Dependence, and Misuse in the United States
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SINCE 1999
165,000 AMERCANS
HAVE DIED FROM AN OVERDOSE
INVOLVING PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS
SOURCE: ARTICLE - Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
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THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW.
#opioidcrisis
In the United States, the Opioid Crisis has been declared a Public Health Emergency. We can no longer afford to ignore this epidemic. It is up to us - patient, doctor and community as a whole, to take action to increase awareness of the serious risks and potential complications of opioid use—including addiction.
Surgery is scary. We all fear pain. No-one wants to suffer from pain, observe pain, or be responsible for pain.
Opioids do work. But we now know they can have really bad consequences.
Really good pain management choices can now be made that reduce or eliminate the need for opioids.
COMPAS will help doctors and patients find their way to the right choice—together.
#endtheopioidcrisis
WE ALL HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY.
BE INFORMED. HELP INFORM.
1 IN 15
Approximately
1 IN 15
patients who receive opioids
after surgery become chronic users.
KNOW THE FACTS.
18%
18%
of patients who did not use opioids before surgery
were still using opioids 1-year after surgery.
KNOW THE FACTS.
44%
Patients are
44%
more likely to become long-term opioid users
when they receive an opioid prescription within 7-days after surgery.
KNOW THE FACTS.
HIGHER COSTS
Opioid use leads to
HIGHER COSTS
due to side effects such as nausea & constipation.
In addition opioid users experience longer hospital stays & an increased risk of readmission within 30-days after surgery.
THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW.#opioidcrisis
