Drug Overdose Deaths Are Dropping. The Reasons Are Not Perfectly Clear.
The decrease across the country is a major breakthrough in efforts to reverse the effects of fentanyl. Researchers and health officials say there is no easy explanation for the trend.
Finally! Some Good News about U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths
But, finally, opioid overdose deaths have fallen, excellent news indeed! Watch out for cocaine and methamphetamine trends.
Fatal Drug Overdoses Are in Dramatic Decline [FEATURE]
The CDC's provisional data did not include any breakdown by substance, but according to NIDA, in recent years, fentanyl and its derivatives have been implicated in between two-third and three-quarters of all overdose deaths, followed by cocaine and methamphetamine, which are each involved in about one-fifth of overdose deaths.
Drug Overdose Deaths Have Decreased in the U.S.
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Fatal drug overdoses down in the U.S. — but not in Utah and the West
The predictive data for Utah shows a 8.08% increase in overdose deaths — 722 deaths for the yearlong period ending in April 2024, and 668 deaths in the yearlong period ending in
Drug Deaths Are Finally Declining. Nobody Really Knows Why.
Drug warriors do not deserve credit for the turnaround, although they deserve blame for the previous explosion in fatal overdoses.
Overdose Deaths Have Plummeted in 2024
Drug overdose deaths plummeted in 2024 according to the CDC. New reporting shows a dramatic drop of over 10% in overdose deaths in the United States from April 2023 to April 2024 on a national average,
US overdoses have fallen sharply in recent months, a hopeful shift in trends
Federal data shows that overdose deaths in the United States are the lowest they’ve been in three years, and a new analysis ...
Overdoses spiked in Lexington this week. What the health department wants you to know.
A recent spike in overdoses has led the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department to issue a public warning. Between Sept.
NJ providing naloxone at no cost to school districts to prevent drug overdose deaths
Naloxone, sometimes called by its initial brand name, Narcan, can reverse an overdose from opioids. It is now being given to ...
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Tragic End: Man Found Dead After Drug Overdose in Restroom
A 25-year-old man, identified as Kabak Nyokum, was found dead in a petrol pump restroom near the Arunachal Pradesh capital ...
A flu vaccine you can administer yourself, stroke deaths on the rise and drug overdose deaths decreasing: Here's what happened in health this week.
Tomorrow is the first day of fall; kick off cozy season with some tasty fall produce (it’s good for you!). And now, here’s ...
Study finds nonfatal opioid overdoses in youth spiked during pandemic: Majority occurred at home
Drug overdose mortality has risen faster among adolescents than the general population in recent years, largely due to ...
2 arrested in connection to fatal overdoses in Edenton
A Chowan County jury indicted Steve Allen Patrick, Jr. and Ja’Nyryah White in connection with several fatal overdoses.
2 arrested in connection to fatal overdoses in Chowan County
CHOWAN COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — Two people have been charged after the fatal overdoses of three people last year in Chowan County ...
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South Georgia mother takes action after son dies from drug overdose
Susan Keene lost her son, Derek Ball, to a drug overdose less than a year ago, but she’s using her pain to help others by ...