Opioid Abuse and Addiction
Resources to support education and advocacy.
Reference and Instruction Librarian
Introduction
According to the Centers for Disease Control, more people died from drug overdoses in 2014 than in any year on record, and the majority of drug overdose deaths (more than 60%) involved an opioid. This topic guide offers a collection of library and online resources to support your academic or personal research. BCC Librarians are available at all campus locations to assist you.
Department of Health and Human Services (June 2016). The opioid epidemic: By the numbers. Retrieved from https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/Factsheet-opioids-061516.pdf
Opioid Abuse and Addiction
Image Sources:
Poppy: A Bloke Called Jerm
Scrabble: Marco Verch
Prescription Pills: lifecenterli
Heroin: http://il3.picdn.net/shutterstock/videos/3858428/thumb/1.jpg
Narcan: VCU CNS
New York Times: The Upshot
- You Draw It: Just How Bad Is the Drug Overdose Epidemic?How does the surge in drug overdoses compare with other causes of death in the U.S.? Draw your guesses and compare your results with the most recent data, compiled by the NY Times.