on Opioids (2018)
This document consists of all opioid-related information from
Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health and provides updated data on the prevalence of substance use, opioid misuse, opioid use disorders, opioid overdoses, and related harms.
Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report
on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health (2016)
A comprehensive review of the science of substance use, misuse, and disorders. This report is the first ever issued by the Surgeon General which speaks to the importance of the issues related to substance abuse. Previous reports of the Surgeon General, including those on tobacco (1964), AIDS (1987), and mental health (1999), have helped to create understanding and urgency to address critical public health challenges.
