Fact Exposure to nicotine from e-cigarette vapor can cause lung cancer in mice, according to new research from New York University. Vaping, Cancer
Fact In 2013, the United States, which continued to be the principal consumer country of oxycodone, accounted for 78 percent of the world total. Opioids, Epidemic, Painkillers
Fact As the death rate of major killers like cancer and heart disease decline, opioid death rates continue to rise. Opioids, Addiction, Epidemic, Overdose
Fact The prescribing rates for controlled substances among adolescents and young adults nearly doubled from 1994 to 2007. Opioids, Epidemic, Painkillers, Prescriptions
Fact In 2011, more than 420,000 emergency department visits were related to the misuse or abuse of narcotic pain relievers. Opioids, Addiction, Painkillers
