Wale Tychus
Project Coordinator
Reviewer
Iowa Healthcare Collaborative
tychusa@ihconline.org
REPORT
8/10/22 at 7:39 PM
Opioid Data Analysis and Resources | CDC's Response to the Opioid Overdose Epidemic
CDC’s Injury Center looks at deaths and nonfatal overdoses for four categories of opioids:
Natural opioids (including morphine and codeine) and semi-synthetic opioids (drugs like oxycodone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, and oxymorphone)
Methadone, a synthetic opioid
Synthetic opioids other than methadone (drugs like tramadol and fentanyl)
Heroin, an illicit (illegally made) opioid synthesized from morphine that can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance.
https://www.cdc.gov/opioids/data/analysis-resources.html