“For the first time on record, your odds of dying from an accidental opioid overdose are greater than dying in a motor vehicle crash.”

• 1 in 96 odds of dying in opioid overdose

• 1 in 103 motor vehicle crash

• As of 2017, opioid overdose is in 5th place for causes of death in United States after: heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease, and suicide.

https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/all-injuries/preventable-death-overview/odds-of-dying/?wpisrc=nl_health202&wpmm=1