Drug overdose deaths decreased last year for the first time since 2018, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The amount of drug deaths from drug overdoses decreased by 3 percentage points between 2022 and 2023. More than 107,000 overdose deaths were recorded ...
West Virginia is currently the state with the highest drug overdose death rate in the United States, with 91 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022. Although West Virginia had the highest drug overdose death rate at that time, California was the state where the most people died from d...
Drug overdose death rates two to three times higher among First Nations people in British ColumbiaSteven LewisHealthcarepapers
The Centers for Disease Control and Preventionpublishes annual dataon drug-overdose death rates in every U.S. state. Here is a ranking of every state by overdose-related deaths for 2020, the most recent year available. 50. South Dakota CB/AP 10.3 deathsper 100,000 residents Former meth user...
Drug overdose deaths involvingpsychostimulantssuch as methamphetamine are increasing with and without synthetic opioid involvement. Rates of overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone, which includes fentanyl and fentanyl analogs, increased over 56% from 2019 to 2020. The number of ...
'Deaths of despair' is the most commonly cited explanation for the 151% increase in drug-overdose deaths that occurred in the USA between 2010 and 2018. We use panel data describing 84 Virginia cities and counties to assess the validity of the deaths of despair hypothesis and alternate ...
With alcohol and stimulant overdoses, healthcare professionals will observe and treat symptoms as they emerge. They’ll work to maintain healthy breathing and heart rates to ensure safety. What should you do if someone is showing signs of an overdose?
Adolescent Overdose Deaths, 2010-2021 View LargeDownload Drug overdose rates per 100 000 adolescents are shown by (A) substance involved and (B) race and ethnicity. The year 2021 refers to January to June 2021, and rates have been annualized. The vertical dashed lines delineate the pre...
Over the last two decades, the number of U.S. overdose deaths has risen almost every year and continued to break annual records.
deaths in a single year since the government has been counting. That partly reflects the nation's growing and aging population. But death rates last year continued to go down for people who are 65 and older while going up for all younger adults — those most affected by the opioid ...