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MARKET
Brave’s market is comprised of people at risk of opioid overdose across North America. We estimate at least 11.9 million people currently using prescription opioids in the U.S. and Canada are at risk of overdose today4
TOTAL
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11.9M people at risk of overdose across North America
56 87 nonfatal overdoses experienced & total overdoses witnessed
375K+
PEOPLE IN HOUS ING
Million Million 430k
Over 360,000 people lived in supportive housing in the U.S. in 20176 Across Canada, 401 shelters housed 15,450 people the year before.7

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77,000 fatal overdoses
Across the continent, there are millions of people taking opioids not as prescribed, using illicit opioids without a prescription, or at risk of overdose from illicit street or club drugs mixed with fentanyl, including: cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, GHB, and others.5 When we include these additional populations at risk, Brave’s total market size may potentially be over double what we can measure.
Outpatient Clients
In 2017, 91% of Americans who received treatment for opioid use disorder received outpatient treatment, over 430,000 people. 8
OVERDOSES OPIOID-RELATED
Youth aged 15-24 accounted for only 10 percent of total opioid overdoses, yet within this age group, four out of every five drug overdoses are opioid-related.9 10




