Opioids Involved in Overdose Deaths, 1999-2016
Per 100,000 Americans
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
6
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Heroin
Prescription painkillers
Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids
