We aimed to quantify the role of excessive alcohol use, particularly as defined by a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) ≥0.08 g/dL, in drug overdose deaths in New Mexico (NM). Methods The study was conducted in 2018. We abstracted death records (scene investigation, toxicology, pathology) ...
Unintentional drug overdose death trends in NewMexico, USA, 1990–2005: combinations of heroin,cocaine, prescription opioids and alcoholNina G. Shah 1 , Sarah L. Lathrop 2 , R. Ross Reichard 2 & Michael G. Landen 1Epidemiology and Response Division,New Mexico Department of Health,Santa F...
for42,249 deaths Opioid overdose deathsincreased by 5xfrom 1999–2016 17.6 millionpeople struggle with alcohol use or dependence Drug and Alcohol Treatment in New Mexico 1. Alcohol 52% 2. Opiates 22% 3. Other Substances 13% 4. Methamphetamines 7% ...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Drug overdose deaths in the United States reached 72,000 in 2017, hitting a record high and surpassing the highest annual death totals from HIV, car crashes and guns, according to latest provisional estimates released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
There is an increasing number of overdose deaths in Ontario where more than one drug contributes to those deaths, a new report shows.A client draws up fentanyl in the consumption room at Moss Park Consumption and Treatment Service in Toronto, Dec. 3, 2024. Photo by Chris Young /The ...
Accidental overdose deaths can happen when using and mixing pain medications (polysubstance use) with other drugs and alcohol. This includes fentanyl whether taken knowingly or not. It is never safe because the combination may be stronger or more unpredictable than one drug alone. ...
The objective of this study was to determine the number of New Mexicans who died of a drug overdose and who filled multiple prescriptions within a seven day time in the month before their death. METHODS: Individuals in the PMP were matched by partial name and date of birth to deaths ...
“… Mexico probably doesn’t want that, but we have to do it. … They’re killing our people. They’re killing 250,000 to 300,000 American people a year, not 100 [thousand] like has been reported,” he said referring to drug overdose deaths. ...
On February 2, 1979, Sid Vicious, former bassist for the notorious Sex Pistols—and the living embodiment of everything punk rock stood for and against—dies of a heroin overdose in a Greenwich Village apartment. His death likely came as a surprise to ve
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