Opioid overdose information page
Submitted by Edie
- 12 August 2021
Worldwide, about 500 000 deaths are attributable to drug use. More than 70% of these deaths are related to opioids, with more than 30% of those deaths caused by overdose.
This information page, put together by the World Health Organisation, provides key facts on opioid overdose.
The page includes:
- Overview of opioids
- Information on opioid overdose
- Risk factors for opioid overdose
- Emergency responses to opioid overdose
- Prevention of opioid overdose
- WHO response and recommendations
