Addiction
Europe dodges US fentanyl crisis but for how long?
When 18-year-old Joseph bought a pill at a fun fair in the French Riviera resort of Cannes, he was convinced it was morphine.
Feb 6, 2020
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Cardiology
New CDC stats: Adults expected to live a little longer, heart disease still top killer
Life expectancy increased in 2018 for the first time in several years, and the rate of heart disease deaths saw a slight dip—though it remains the nation's top killer, according to new federal reports.
Jan 31, 2020
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Health
US life expectancy up for first time in four years
US life expectancy is up for the first time in four years, driven by factors including a fall in the rate of fatal drug overdoses and cancer deaths, official statistics showed Thursday.
Jan 30, 2020
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Health
Life expectancy in U.S. increases for first time in 4 years
(HealthDay)—After four years of declines, life expectancy in the United States increased in 2018, health officials reported Thursday.
Jan 30, 2020
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Health
Drug epidemic likely 'killing more Americans than we think'
As the drug epidemic began to unfold in the United States, deaths classified as drug-related for 15- to 64-year-olds hit 9% in 2016, up from about 4% seven years prior. But new research published in PLOS ONE from the University ...
Jan 15, 2020
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Addiction
Federal data undercounts fatal overdose deaths caused by specific drugs
Fatal misuse of specific drugs is a bigger problem than federal statistics make them appear, especially in Florida. According to data collected by a researcher at the University of South Florida (USF), between 2008 and 2017, ...
Jan 7, 2020
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Medications
Regional trends in overdose deaths reveal multiple opioid epidemics, according to new study
The United States is suffering from several different simultaneous opioid epidemics, rather than just a single crisis, according to an academic study of deaths caused by drug overdoses.
Dec 9, 2019
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Health
Suicides and overdoses among factors fueling drop in US life expectancy
It's official: Americans are dying much sooner in life.
Nov 27, 2019
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Health
Report on state of health among American men reveals death and despair
Signs of declining health for American men abound in the National Center for Health Statistics latest annual report.
Oct 31, 2019
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Medications
In Connecticut, drug overdoses doubled in six years
Opioid overdose deaths in Connecticut doubled in the past six years, largely driven by use of multiple drugs together, according to a team of researchers from the University of Connecticut and Yale University.
Oct 29, 2019
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