Every day, more than 115 Americans die after overdosing on opioids, including prescription pain relievers, illegal drugs such as heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Read more

A Supervised Injection Facility is a place where someone can self-inject previously obtained drugs (such as heroin, other opioids and controlled substances) and be supervised by trained personnel in a judgement free zone. Read more

Across the nation, overdoses are the leading cause of death of people under 50, claiming 142 lives a day. Read more

Federal health officials agree that our nation is suffering from a prescription drug epidemic, and they want the American medical community to stop treating common ailments with highly addictive painkillers. Read more

You may be using opiates and not even know it. Prescription drugs like Vicodin, morphine, or codeine are opiates, and when used properly, they can be helpful for controlling pain, severe diarrhea, and acute coughing. Read more

In a 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an estimated 2.4 million Americans used prescription drugs nonmedically for the first time within the past year, which averages to approximately 6,600 initiates per day. Read more