CDC Estimates Decline in U.S. Overdose Deaths in 2023, Totals Remain ‘Staggering’ May 18, 2024The Center Square Provisional estimates show drug overdose deaths declined about 3.1% nationwide, but multiple states reported increases of more than 20%. ...
Since President Joe Biden took office, Republicans have sought to link the spike in fentanyl-related overdose deaths with the record numbers of migrants who have entered U.S. custody along the Mexican border. The Biden administration's handling of a historic influx of illegal border crossings, Re...
An increasing number of opioid-related deaths in the US are attributable to fentanyl, a highly potent synthetic opioid pain medication [3,4,5]. Illicit fentanyl and its analogs may be manufactured and sold alone or added to other drugs, such as heroin, cocaine, and counterfeit prescription ...
Over the past 10 years, the United States has seen a dramatic surge in drug overdose deaths, an increase almost entirely fueled by the rise of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. According to preliminary data published by the CDC, just under 110,000 drug overdose deaths were recorded in the ...
Emergence of fentanyl‐related deaths in Travis County, Texas and surrounding areas: A retrospective review of postmortem fentanyl‐related drug toxicities... The opioid epidemic has affected the United States (US) for decades with fentanyl and its analogs accounting for a recent surge in morbidity ...
Fentanylanalog designer drugs China White (α-methylfentanyl) appeared in the underground market of California in 1979 causing over 100 deaths. Gillespie et al. determined postmortem blood, bile, and liver concentrations of α-methylfentanyl in adrug overdosevictim. The blood concentration of α-meth...
deaths,but it's going to take more than that to turn the tide of this deadly national crisis.Fentanyl poisoning now holds the distinction of being the number 1 cause of death for US adults aged 18-45,according to data analyzed by the national nonprofit Families against Fentanyl.This isn't...
Disease Control and Prevention. Ninety percent of those deaths involved opioids, the CDC said, and 84% involved illicitly manufactured fentanyl. Bystanders were present in two-thirds of the cases, but most provided no overdose response like administering naloxone, which is nowavailable over-the-...
A 17-year-old girl has been charged with murder in the overdose deaths of two of her classmates. The deceased teens were 16 years old and 17 years old.
involvement in fentanyl overdose deaths was 73% among 65 to 74-year-old Non-Hispanic Black or African-American women living in the western US and 69% among 55 to 65-year-old Black or African-American men living in the same area. The rate among the general US population in...