claim: some states hit hardest by opioid deaths "have more opioid prescriptions than residents."
author: eric schneiderman
evidence_1: jan 31, 2018 ... the united states is dealing with the deadliest drug epidemic it has ever  experienced. ... and while certain regions have been hit particularly hard, the  epidemic ... among the more than 64,000 estimated drug overdose deaths in  2016, the ... since then, opioid prescription rates have declined, due in part to ...
evidence_2: oct 7, 2018 ... nearly every state is affected by the opioid crisis, some more than others. ... the  opioid crisis is a national health emergency, but some states are hit harder than  others. ... state was affected by opioids, as well as the medical help residents ...  death rates involving prescription opioids: west virginia, maryland, ...
evidence_3: jun 26, 2017 ... below are 11 facts about opioid use in michigan from state and national data. ...  for opioids, about 1.1 prescriptions for every michigan residents, about the ... you  can click any county in this interactive map to see prescriptions by ... prescription  opioids account for more than twice as many overdose deaths ...
evidence_4: jan 29, 2018 ... cdc data shows that while arizona's opioid prescription rate has fallen in the last  ... opioid prescriptions per 100 residents that year, making it arizona's most ...  agencies across the state have since implemented the training. ... agency to train  and equip patrol officers with overdose-reversal drug naloxone.
evidence_5: 66 of 75 arkansas counties had opioid prescribing rates higher than the national  average in 2016. source: ... opioid overdose deaths in washington, dc, more  than doubled from 2014 to 2016. source: ... in 2016, 11 million opioid  prescriptions were written in michigan, about 1.1 per resident. source: ... source:  usa today ...