NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. overdose deaths last year likely fell for the first time in nearly three decades, preliminary numbers suggest.
3. Catalase activity in the red cells of 21 newborn infants showed an inverse correlation with extent of haemolysis by H202. A similar inverse relation was found in a further group of 44 unfed, new-born infants. No correlation was found between values for tocopherol in the plasma and ...
In the latest study, about two out of five overdose deaths were caused by illicitly manufactured fentanyl. Thedrugwas found in nearly all overdose deaths that contained evidence of counterfeit pills. Methamphetamine was also found in about 25% of deaths involving counterfeit pills. Other drugs, suc...
Even as the rising number of US coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths dominates the spotlight, another national public health crisis—overdose deaths from use of illicit drugs—shows no sign of abating. An estimated 19 416 individuals died of a drug overdose in the United States in th...
The number of cancer deaths has declined in the USA for the second consecutive year, according to a new study. The 2-year trend, researchers say, suggests the decline reported last year, the first in 70 years, was real and not a statistical "fluke". Michael McCarthy reports. 关键词: ev...
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Control and Prevention data, the United States hit a record high in the number of overdose deaths ever recorded, estimating that nearly 106,000 people died from drug overdoses in the 12-month period ending in October 2021. This rise is largely driven by illicit fentanyl and other synth...
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Overdose deaths reached 737 in Allegheny County in 2017 but receded in 2018 due to the reversal drug Narcan. But in the past two years, fatal overdoses have risen again and are on a grim pace this year. Plavan cites fentanyl and the pandemic as reasons leading to rises in drug ad...
Prescription drug monitoring programs have been associated with a decreased number of written prescriptions for the highly-addictive and most recently abused drug. Opioid prescription overdoses accounted for nearly 19,000 deaths in 2014, for which 10 million individuals reported to have been taking ...