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...
West Virginia is the state with the highest rate of death from injuries, such as those sustained in car crashes, falls, fires and drug overdoses, while New York has the lowest rate, according to a new report. Researchers analyzed information on death rates from injuries -- both intentional ...
A bipartisan group of Kansas lawmakers has introduced a bill to include drug overdoses in the state’s Good Samaritan law. Kansas is one of two states, along with Wyoming, that does not have a Good Samaritan law to help protect people who seek medical h...
States encouraging drug users to report overdosesERIC TUCKER
Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 16th Edition Drug Overdose22 Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Coma23 Hypoglycemia24 Infectious Disease Emergencies25 Oncologic Emergencies26 Anaphylactic Reactions27 Bites, Venoms, Stings, and Marine Poisonings28 Hypothermia and FrostbiteSECTION 3: COMMON... J Jameson,...
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 number of fentanyl overdose deaths that also includexylazine— an animal tranquilizer increasingly mixed into the illicit drug supply — have surged around the country in recent years, new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirm, with xylazine now showing up in ...
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...
While imperfect, the report’s point-in-time estimate has provided a picture of the country’s homeless population annually since 2007. The 2023 point-in-time count found the highest number of people experiencing homelessness on a single night in the U.S. since the survey began, ...