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The Opioid Crisis: Butte County Responds
Last year in California, over 2,000 people died from an opioid overdose.
Prescription painkiller abuse, rising heroin use and overdoses are part of a nationwide crisis.
Learn the signs of overdose and how to take action.
There are over 250,000 opioid prescriptions in Butte County.
The rate of opioid prescriptions in Butte County is 2 times higher than the rest of California.
The amount of opioids prescribed to Butte County
residents is 3 times the national average.
There are enough opioids prescribed in Butte County to kill everyone 9 times over.
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The Opioid Crisis: Butte County Responds
Last year in California, over 2,000 people died from an opioid overdose.
Prescription painkiller abuse, rising heroin use and overdoses are part of a nationwide crisis.
Learn the signs of overdose and how to take action.
There are over 250,000 opioid prescriptions in Butte County.
The rate of opioid prescriptions in Butte County is 2 times higher than the rest of California.
The amount of opioids prescribed to Butte County
residents is 3 times the national average.
There are enough opioids prescribed in Butte County to kill everyone 9 times over.
