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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.
Old newspaper dispensers deliver Narcan opioid overdose reversal …
WEB9 hours ago · Such boxes — appearing in neighborhoods, in front of hospitals, health departments and convenience stores — are one way those supporting people with substance use disorder have sought to make ...
‘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.
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.
Fewer than half of U.S. jails provide life-saving medications for ...
WEB3 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 ...
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...
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...
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...
More than 1 in 6 US adults and adolescents had a substance use
WEBNov 13, 2023 · CNN — Nearly 49 million people in the US ages 12 and older – more than 1 in 6 – had a substance use disorder in 2022, according to survey data released Monday by the US Department of Health and...
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