States encouraging drug users to report overdosesERIC TUCKER
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 hel...
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...
The state with the highest drug use is, West Virginia: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images The Mountaineer state ranks in the top five when it comes to drug arrests and reported addictions, and being one of the states hit the worst by the opioid crisis, they consistently struggle the most of all...
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,...
However, stringent regulatory policies associated with the OTC drug development and approval are expected to hamper the market's growth over the forecast period. United States Over-The-Counter Drugs Market Trends Dermatology Products are Expected to Witness Healthy Growth ...
The high expenses associated with prescription drugs, largely due to development costs, have led many consumers to seek OTC options as a more affordable solution. This trend is further supported by the rising number of OTC drug approvals, which enhance the availability and variety of non...
Of 9346 opioid-dependent patients who completed the survey in that time frame, 2797 self-reported heroin as their primary drug of abuse (eg, the drug used most frequently in the month prior to treatment), the focus of the present analysis. To supplement and add context to the structured ...
Analyses were restricted to deaths with an underlying cause of death based on the ICD-10 codes for drug overdoses (X40–X44, X60–X64, X85, and Y10–Y14) (10). Variables NSDUH variables included sex, age, race/ethnicity, residence (metropolitan/nonmetropolitan area), annual household ...
760 people in the United States died from overdoses from drugs that they received legally and often with good intentions, from family doctors that they know and trust (Bellware). That is over 8,000 more people dying from prescription drugs compared to illegal drugs. Prescriptiondrugabuse is a...