America's opioid epidemic in infographics
According to the latest data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, from 2002 to 2011, the number of hospital admissions caused by opioid usage more than quadrupled, going from about 46,000 nationwide to nearly 187,000.
The following maps show snapshots of how the epidemic grew, especially in certain parts of the country like the Mid-Atlantic and the Southeast. (Mouse over individual states to see the number of hospitalizations for a given year.)
Hospitalizations due to opioid use in 2002
Data from Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set, 2002 to 2012
Hospitalizations due to opioid use in 2005
Data from Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set, 2002 to 2012
Hospitalizations due to opioid use in 2008
Data from Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set, 2002 to 2012
Hospitalizations due to opioid use in 2011
Data from Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set, 2002 to 2012
In "Opioid Wars," Fault Lines examines the epidemic of opioid addiction and overdose in the U.S. The film airs on Al Jazeera America Saturday, October 25, at 7 p.m. Eastern time. It will air again that evening at 10 p.m. Eastern and Sunday, October 26, at 2 a.m. Eastern.
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