On October 26th 2017, President Donald J. Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency.

Click to see his full speech.

Scroll down to view the data that led him to this conclusion.

A Worldwide Problem

The US Consumes The Most Opioids In the World

Top 10 Consumers of the Global Opioid Supply (Each Pill Represents 500kg)

So how big is this problem?

Gun homicides killed 13,000 people in 2016

Car crashes killed 38,000 people in 2016

Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the US, killling 52,404 people in 2016

And Opioid Deaths Are on the Rise

Opioid Deaths Other Sources Gender Race Age

Death in Your Community

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Your County in Context

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Do Your Part to Save Lives

Narcan

The only FDA-approved nasal treatment of opioid overdose

Narcan reverses the affects of an opioid overdose and saves lives. Currently one use of Narcan costs

140$

Petition your senator to bring the price down.

Save Lives

Rize

A new nonprofit in Massachusetts

Since 2013, Massachusetts has seen a 60% increase in Opioid Overdose Deaths. Rize hopes to raise

$50 million

over the next three years to battle opioid addiction in Boston.

Join their mailing list here or donate.

Join the Movement

Discarded Needles

Pose a health threat especially toward young children and pets.

Boston has only 9 needle disposal stations. Last year, more than

20,000

littered needles were collected outside these stations. Learn more about the proposal to require pharmacies to open used needle disposal stations.

Discard Needles

Meet Our Team

Juliana Rogoff

Sophomore, Quincy House

Juliana studies Integrative Biology with a secondary in Computer Science
In her spare time, she dances for Harvard's Passus Step team.

Lucas Guzman

Sophomore, Lowell House

Lucas studies Computer Science and Engineering Sciences
In his spare time, he works in a Physics Lab and sings in the Harvard Glee Club.

Carter Wilcox

Sophomore, Winthrop House

Carter studies History with a secondary in Computer Science
In his spare time, he consults for the Harvard College Consulting Group.

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