Statistics – Men Who Care

Deaths By Opioid Overdose

The National average of Whites dying by Opioids is 77.97%
The Colorado average of Whites dying by Opioids is 77.68%

*** “Colorado currently ranks 24th in the Nation for Deaths by Opioids” (unfortunately Colorado is expected to move up within top 20 by 2020)

Sources:
Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 1999-2017 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released 2018. Data are from the Multiple Cause
of Death Files, 1999-2017, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd-icd10.html on January 10, 2019.

Colorado

Opioid Overdose Deaths

449

White, Non-Hispanic

Black, Non-Hispanic

107

Hispanic

Colorado

Total 578

The numbers don't LIE

of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes (Source: U.S. D.H.H.S, U.S. Census Bureau)

50 %

of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes (Source: Center For Disease Control)

50 %

of girls that commit suicide are from fatherless homes (Source: U.S. D.H.H.S, U.S. Census Bureau)

50 %

of all high school dropouts come from fatherless homes (Source: National Principal's Assoc. Report on State High Schools)

50 %

of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes (Source: Criminal Justice & Behavior)

50 %

of the nations alarming increases in violent crimes are driven by juveniles without fathers

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