Although the government declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency in 2017, the epidemic has only worsened in recent years, intensifying under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. The opioid epidemic has come in three distinct waves: the first was a rise in overdose deaths from ...
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The opioid epidemic continues to impact communities, with efforts focused on addressing substance abuse disorders, expanding access to treatment and rehabilitation services, and targeting drug trafficking networks. Instances of domestic violence and gender-based violence have garnered increased attention, prom...
Here are 10 interesting facts about this dangerous illegal drug. Reading them may give people good reason to avoid trying heroin in the first place. Being "on the nod" is a dangerous state (Image credit: Diego Cervo/Shutterstock.com) When heroin first enters the brain, users will feel a ...
do with play. Play implies movement and, thus, helps building healthier chidren’s body. It has been suggested that encouraging children’s “free” (unstructured) play may be a good way to increase physical activity, which may be a part of the resolution of the obesity epidemic in children...
38 million people across the world live with HIV. About 1.8 million children under the age of 14 are living with HIV. The number of new infections increased by 72% in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The number of HIV infections worldwide has declined by 23% in the last ten years. ...
Director David Hall adds: "The main inspiration for the video for 'Dropping Like Flies' came directly from Mel’s lyrics. She eloquently sings about addiction as an epidemic and society’s response: “help isn’t on the way.” I wanted to present a vision of hopelessness, the bru...
Manchester:New Hampshire's largest city – the urban ground zero of New Hampshire's opioid epidemic – voted for Bernie Sanders (30%), who was trailed by Pete Buttigieg (21%) and Amy Klobuchar (17%). Sanders had his strongest performance in Wards 4, 5 and 7, representing Manchester's ...
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