Final tally: Nearly 107,000 US overdose deaths last year
Nearly 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, according to final figures released Thursday.
Dec 22, 2022
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Nearly 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, according to final figures released Thursday.
Dec 22, 2022
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The number of U.S. deaths dropped this year, but there are still more than there were before the coronavirus hit.
Dec 14, 2022
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Overdose mortality among pregnant and postpartum women increased between 2017 and 2020, with a more pronounced increase observed in 2020, according to a research letter published in the Dec. 6 issue of the Journal of the ...
Dec 7, 2022
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Drug overdose deaths among pregnant and postpartum women increased more than 180% in the past five years, according to a new study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The analysis also revealed ...
Dec 6, 2022
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From 2000 to 2020, there was an increase in the age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths for adults aged 65 years and older, according to a November data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Dec 1, 2022
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Have U.S. drug overdose deaths stopped rising? Preliminary government data suggests they may have, but many experts are urging caution, noting that past plateaus didn't last.
Nov 16, 2022
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration appears poised to approve certain naloxone products for over-the-counter use, a move that would help fight the nation's opioid epidemic.
Nov 16, 2022
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Americans aged 25 to 44—so-called millennials—are dying at significantly higher rates from three leading killers than similarly aged people just 10 years ago, the latest government data shows.
Nov 16, 2022
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For the last 20 years or so, the U.S. has seen a significant increase in opioid and drug overdoses overall.
Nov 10, 2022
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned health care workers to look out for patients who may have been exposed to a potentially deadly animal sedative, possibly through illicit drug use.
Nov 9, 2022
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