opioid epidemic in the United States

ongoing and extensive overuse of opioid medications, both from medical prescriptions and from illegal sources, which began in the United States in the late 1990s, when opioids were increasingly prescribed for pain management
Event health_crisis Q30101159
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opioid epidemic in the United States

Summary

opioid epidemic in the United States is a health crisis[1]. It draws 1,230 Wikipedia views per month (health_crisis category, ranking #2 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • opioid epidemic in the United States is in the country of United States[3].
  • opioid epidemic in the United States's instance of is recorded as health crisis[4].
  • opioid epidemic in the United States's part of is recorded as opioid epidemic[5].
  • opioid epidemic in the United States's Commons category is recorded as Opioid epidemic in the United States[6].
  • opioid epidemic in the United States's described at URL is recorded as https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/index.html[7].
  • opioid epidemic in the United States's facet of is recorded as opioid[8].
  • opioid epidemic in the United States's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11fn9vr18w[9].
  • opioid epidemic in the United States's significant person is recorded as Richard Stephen Sackler[10].
  • opioid epidemic in the United States's schematic is recorded as Timeline. Overdose death rates involving opioids, by type, United States.gif[11].
  • opioid epidemic in the United States's schematic is recorded as US timeline. Opioid deaths.svg[12].

Why It Matters

opioid epidemic in the United States draws 1,230 Wikipedia views per month (health_crisis category, ranking #2 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickback Conspiracies. Retrieved . justice.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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MLA “opioid epidemic in the United States.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/opioid-epidemic-in-the-united-states.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_opioid-epidemic-in-the-united-states_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{opioid epidemic in the United States}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/opioid-epidemic-in-the-united-states}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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