The Impact of Opioid Abuse on America

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Our nation is in the midst of the deadliest drug crisis on record. Drug overdose is now the leading cause ofaccidental death in the U.S., accounting for more fatalities than automobile accidents and gun homicides. At the center of this crisis; prescription pain pills including fentanyl, oxycodone and other synthetic opioids, fueling both heroin addiction and the staggering economic impact this epidemic has on our nation. Our rapid urine and oral fluid drug testing products can test for these relevant drugs of abuse.

Sources:

Opioid Abuse:
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/Factsheet-opioids-061516.pdf
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/27/americans-consume-almost-all-of-the-global-opioid-supply.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/09/20/prescription-painkillers-are-more-widely-used-than-tobacco-new-federal-study-finds/?utm_term=.49b2e01ab348
http://www.asam.org/docs/default-source/advocacy/opioid-addiction-disease-facts-figures.pdf

Overdose:
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/Factsheet-opioids-061516.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6450a3.htm
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/drug-overdose-deaths-heroin-opioid-prescription-painkillers-more-than-guns/ http://www.usnews.com/news/health-care-news/articles/2017-01-03/as-the-opioid-epidemic-evolves-impacts-bleed-into-cocaine-overdose
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/08/heroin-deaths-surpass-gun-homicides-for-the-first-time-cdc-data-show/?utm_term=.600da3fbcd45

Economic Impact:
https://addiction.surgeongeneral.gov/chapter-1-introduction.pdf http://ehstoday.com/health/drug-abuse-costs-employers-81-billion-year
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/02/obama-asks-for-11-billion-more-to-fight-opioid-epidemic.html

Drugs of Abuse Testing In A Rapidly Changing Industry

We no longer live in a world where testing for the standard 5 illicit drugs is an effective solution. While new and dangerous drugs of abuse arise; prescription pain pills including fentanyl, oxycodone and other synthetic opioids are fueling a national epidemic in our country and many drug testing programs seem to be falling behind.

Our commitment is to deliver the most innovative and comprehensive menu in drugs of abuse testing, while providing cutting-edge urine and oral fluid products, integrated software technology that allows for reporting on key metrics, inventory management and randomized testing solutions. To learn more about our rapid urine and oral fluid drug testing products, contact us directly via email.