000 deaths in the United States yearly, the report said. About half of these are related to prescription drug overdoses. In 36 states, there are now more deaths from drug overdoses than there are from car crashes,
State of Health U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates 1999-2022 Recommended statistics Overview Disease deaths Other causes of death Infant deaths After deathKey insights U.S. state with the highest number of deaths Leading cause of death in the U.S. in 1900 Leading cause of death...
With National Prevention Week in full swing and the number of annual drug overdose deaths in the U.S. reaching over 100,000, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on theStates with the Biggest Drug Problems. Their study compares the 50 states and the District in te...
With National Prevention Week in full swing and the number of annual drug overdose deaths in the U.S. reaching over 100,000, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on theStates with the Biggest Drug Problems. Their study compares the 50 states and the District in te...
Drug overdose deaths in the United States, 1999-2018Holly HedegaardArialdi M MinioMargaret WarnerNCHS Data BriefHedegaard H, Warner M, Minino AM. Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999-2015. NCHS data brief. 2017(273):1-8.
For nearly 20 years, drug abuse has been spreading across the United States. Health experts say increasing numbers of Americans are growing dependent on painkilling medicines containing opioid drugs (类鸦片药). The problem is so great that it has led to many overdose (服药过量) deaths and stay...
Drug overdose deaths in US hit all-time record It’s clear from the data that US drug policy, which is rooted almost exclusively in policing with no other social considerations, simply isn’t working. Policymakers need to look at a new people-centered approach that aims to solve the antecede...
The Good Samaritan bill is one of the latest measures proposed to help curb rising overdose deaths in the state, mostly due to fentanyl. Kansas was one of the last states to legalize fentanyl test strips last year. “There’s still so much more to do...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill that would decriminalize all strips used to test drugs for deadly substances in West Virginia, the state with the nation's highest overdose rate, is headed to the desk of Republican Gov. Jim Justice.
Of these states, Maryland has the worst statewide rate: 27.7% of fentanyl deaths in the state also involved xylazine. Connecticut is next highest at 26.4% of these deaths, followed by Pennsylvania at 23.3%. That increase came asdrug overdose deathsoverall were accelerating nationwide. Overdose dea...