​2017 NYT/CDC  2. NYT 1/6/2017. Has Opioid Abuse Effected You  3. NIDA Opioid Crisis webpage, CDC, NIDA, NIAAA Fact Sheets

Annual Opioid Deaths Are More Than Peak Year HIV

​“Substance abuse is a national public health crisis that robs the United States of its most valuable asset - its people”  – 2016 Surgeon General Report

Additional References:

Facing Addiction in America, 2016 Surgeon Generals Report - The Report

Drug Deaths in America Are Rising Faster Than Ever, New York Times, JUN 17

How Science is Unlocking the Secrets of Addiction, National Geographic Magazine, SEP 17

Substance Use and Mental Health,SAMHSA 2018

FDA’s Efforts to Promote Innovation to Opioid Addiction Treatments, FDA, NOV 17

​Risky Drinking, HBO Documentary Films

Smoking Fact Page, CDC

Opioid Crisis Fact Page, NIH NIDA web page

Alcohol Facts and Statistics, NIH NIAAA web page