U.S. sees a sudden and unexpected drop in fatal overdoses - NPR
WEBSep 18, 2024 — For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S.
‘A Monster’: Super Meth and Other Drugs Push Crisis Beyond …
WEBNov 13, 2023 — Millions of U.S. drug users now are addicted to several substances, not just opioids like fentanyl and heroin. The shift is making treatment far more difficult.
Overdose deaths continue to rise in the US, reaching another …
WEBSep 13, 2023 — CNN — Drug overdose deaths reached another record level in the United States this spring, new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows, as 2023 is on track to be...
About 1 in 3 Americans have lost someone to a drug overdose
WEBMay 31, 2024 — About one in three Americans know someone who has died of a drug overdose, according to a new survey. More than 2,300 adults responded to the survey, which was conducted by researchers from the...
Warnings of new deadly chemical in street drug supply : NPR
WEBMay 29, 2024 — Public health officials say Mexican cartels and drug gangs inside the U.S. are mixing a dangerous chemical sedative called medetomidine into fentanyl and other drugs sold on the street. The...
A new drug is worsening the fentanyl crisis and complicating
WEBNov 4, 2023 — But complicating both treatment and intervention is a relatively new drug that dilutes the fentanyl supply. It is a veterinary sedative called xylazine. On the streets, it's known as tranq.
Fentanyl plus stimulants drives ‘fourth wave’ of ... - NBC News
WEBSep 14, 2023 — Overdoses from people taking both fentanyl and a stimulant, mainly cocaine or meth, have skyrocketed, ushering in what researchers are calling a fourth wave of the overdose epidemic.
Drug overdoses reach another record in 2022, CDC says | AP News
WEBMar 21, 2024 — Nearly 108,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022. That's according to final figures the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Thursday.
Fewer than half of U.S. jails provide life-saving medications for ...
WEB4 days ago — The study, published in JAMA Network Open and supported by NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), also found that most jails did offer some type of substance use disorder treatment or recovery support (70.1%). The most common reason jails cited for not offering medications for opioid use disorder was lack of adequate licensed staff ...
New data show US drug epidemic is deadlier than ever, but ... - CNN
WEBFeb 16, 2022 — The latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published Wednesday, shows that drug overdose deaths have reached another record high. An estimated 104,288 people died of...