Previously ranked 19th in this countdown, Florida saw its drug-overdose death rate per 100,000 residents surge by 37% from 2019 to 2020. In all, there were 7,231 overdose fatalities in Florida in 2020, the second most of any state. 14. Arizona Getty Images 35.8 deaths per 100,000 resi...
West Virginia is currently the state with the highest drug overdose death rate in the United States, with 91 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022. Although West Virginia had the highest drug overdose death rate at that time, California was the state where the most people died from d...
DEATH rateJURISDICTIONThe article focuses on the variation in drug overdose death rates across different states in the U.S. in 2022. Topics include the comparison of state rates to the national average, the significantly higher rates observed in certain states like West Virgini...
(CBS DETROIT) - Michigan state officials say the overdose death rate decreased from 2,998 in 2022 to 2,826 in 2023. According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), the state's decline from 2021 to 2023 was also five times faster than the national decline during...
This research examines the impact of rural versus non‐rural county status on overdose death rates in Georgia due to all drugs and opioids. Methods We used county‐level drug overdose death data from the Georgia Department of Public Health's Online Analytical Statistical Information System, along ...
'Deaths of despair' is the most commonly cited explanation for the 151% increase in drug-overdose deaths that occurred in the USA between 2010 and 2018. We use panel data describing 84 Virginia cities and counties to assess the validity of the deaths of despair hypothesis and alternate ...
New York State officials are worried because overdose death rates increased by 85 percent. Below are the top 6 counties in terms of opioid overdose deaths per 100,000. 1) Dutchess County Getty Images 1) Dutchess County Dutchess County leds New York State. 43.3 deaths per 100,000 people. ...
Overdose death rates in Chilliwack, Hope higher than B.C. average in 2023 Addictions Minister Jennifer Whiteside had heavy-hearted message tinged with hope from Chilliwack Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, speaks at the Coast Hotel in Chilliwack following the releas...
Table 1. All Causes of Death and Crude Mortality Rates for Adult Medicaid Patients During the First 12 Months After Nonfatal Opioid Overdose, Overall and Stratified by Demographic Characteristics View LargeDownload Table 2. Selected Cause-Specific Crude Mortality Rates for Adult Medicaid Patients During...
The study looked at changes in heroin and prescription opioid death rates in 28 states — representing 56 percent of the total US population — between 2010 and 2012. During the study period, overall heroin deaths doubled across all 28 states. BusinessWeek reports that the researchers found 3,...