More Americans Believe that Prescription Painkillers and Heroin are a “Crisis” than Alcohol, Tobacco, Cocaine, or Marijuana
More than four in ten Americans believe that prescription painkillers and heroin are a “crisis” or a “very serious problem” where they live—higher than the share who say the same about alcohol, tobacco, cocaine, or marijuana. This widespread opioid epidemic is a major contributor to America’s climbing mortality rate.