This document summarizes the opioid crisis in the United States from 2000 to 2014. It shows that the number of opioid-related overdose deaths more than tripled during this period, increasing from about 8,000 to over 28,000. Additionally, 7.9 million Americans aged 12 or older met the criteria for an illicit drug use disorder in 2013-2014 but only 20% received treatment. The document outlines actions by the Obama administration to address the crisis and increase funding for treatment. It emphasizes that stories can help reduce stigma and that recovery is possible through working together.

1. Opioid Misuse: Moving Our Country from
Crisis to Recovery
National Rx Drug Abuse Summit
March 29, 2016
Michael Botticelli, Director
Office of National Drug Control Policy

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Age-AdjustedDeathRateper100,000Population
TotalNumberofDeaths
Increase in Opioid-Involved Drug
Overdose Deaths, 2000-2014
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death
1999-2014 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released 2015. Data for 2000 to 2014 were extracted by
ONDCP on December 29, 2015.
210% increase in
the age-adjusted
death rate from
2000 to 2014
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28,647
The number of opioid-involved
drug overdose deaths more than
tripled from 2000 to 2014.
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3. Ohio – Christa’s Brother

4. Oklahoma – Kelly’s Brother

5. Connecticut - Taisha

6. Obama Administration Actions
• Annual National Drug Control
Strategy
• 2011 Prescription Drug Abuse
Prevention Plan
• FY 2016 Budget Law
• $400 million in new funding
to address the opioid
overdose epidemic
• Revised federal ban on
funding for syringe service
programs
• FY 2017 Budget Request
• $1.1 billion in new funding

7. Gap in Treatment for Illicit Drug Use Disorders
Illicit Drug Use Disorder Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2013 and 2014. Table 5.44A Need for and
Receipt of Treatment at a Specialty Facility for an Illicit Drug Problem in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands
and Percentages, 2013 and 2014. Available at http://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/NSDUH-DetTabs2014/NSDUH-DetTabs2014.pdf
20%
80%
Percent of People Who Meet the Criteria for an
Illicit Drug Use Disorder
Percent not
receiving
treatment
Percent
receiving
treatment
Percent
receiving
treatment
Total: 7.9 million Americans 12 and older are in need of treatment

8. Stories Matter.

9. “When it comes to treatment and
recovery, those things are possible
if we work together.”
— President Barack Obama
West Virginia, October 21, 2015
Source: Remarks by the President at Community Forum, East End Family Resource Center
White House Office of the Press Secretary. October 21, 2015. Available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-
office/2015/10/21/remarks-president-community-forum-east-end-family-resource-center

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