The CDC estimates that there were 75,091 opioid overdose deaths for the year ending in April 2024, according toprovisional figurespublished this week by the agency. At its peak over last summer, the U.S. reached more than 86,000 estimated annual deaths. The pace of opioid overdose death...
Opioid prescribing by physicians and other health professionals has decreased for the 13th consecutive year, down nearly 50% since 2012, while overdoses and deaths related to illicitly manufactured fentanyl, xylazine, and other synthetic substances conti
NEW YORK —U.S. deaths from drug overdoses skyrocketed21 percent last year, and for the second straight year dragged down how long Americans are expected to live. The government figures released Thursday put drug deaths at 63,600, up from about 52,000 in 2015. For the first time,...
By 2022, such deaths would peak at about 75,400, and begin to level off afterward, according to the forecast. That's the rosiest scenario. Under conditions that are only slightly less optimistic, the U.S. could have 81,700opioid overdose deathsper year by 2025. If the supply of prescri...
A and B, Projection of overdose deaths by year in the base case (A) and pessimistic (B) scenarios under 4 prevention strategies affecting the incidence of nonmedical opioid analgesic use: (1) no change in the annual incidence of prescription opioid misuse since 2015, (2) decreasing incidence...
Background Thousands of people in the United States continue to die from opioid overdoses every year. Work‐related injuries and other factors associated with work may increase exposure to opioids and, subsequently, opioid‐related overdose deaths (OROD). This study sought to determine whether OR...
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has created a number of resources for emergency rooms on treating the high number of opioid overdoses coming through the doors. The recommendations may not be a silver bullet for reducing the number of deaths within the first year. Still, they are...
The husband of the owner of the New York City day care where a 1-year-old died of fentanyl poisoning pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges. 8 months ago Overdose deaths decreased for 1st time in 5 years Drug overdose deaths decreased slightly last year, marking the first decline since ...
The increase in overdose deaths in recent years is driven by illicit opioids, such as heroin and fentanyl. Opioid Epidemic Addiction recovery efforts continue in SENC as Biden calls for end to opioid epidemic Updated: Mar. 4, 2022 at 10:27 AM GMT+8 ...
That was not the first time natural opioid overdose deaths have topped homicides; in fact, the pattern has occurred in the state every year since 2011. But it shows how the opioid overdose epidemic — while not as bad in Coloradoas in other parts of the country— is remaking the measures...