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Racial Disparities Seen in Unintentional Overdose Mortality
WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 – There are disparities in overdose mortality, with a pronounced and increasing burden of mortality for Black men and Black women, according to a study published online...
Drug Overdose Deaths Rising Faster in Black Americans, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 – Black Americans have been dying from drug overdoses (OD) at higher rates than white Americans, a new study says. Both Black men and women are at greater risk of a fatal OD...
Stimulant Involvement in Opioid OD Death Higher for Those in Physically Demanding Jobs
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 – A higher percentage of individuals who have psychostimulant involvement in synthetic opioid overdose deaths tend to work in physically demanding occupations and industries,...
2022 to 2023 Saw Decrease in Rate of Drug Overdose Deaths in United States
THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 2025 – From 2022 to 2023, there was a decrease in the age-adjusted rate of drug overdose death in the United States, according to a report published in the February Health...
Young Adults Are Dying Earlier Than Expected
MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 – Young adults keep dying at higher-than-expected rates, falling prey to drug overdose and poor health, a new study says. The death rate among adults 25 to 44 was 70% higher in...
At-Home Disposal Kits Increase Self-Disposal Rates of Opioids
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 – Providing surgery patients with an opioid disposal kit at the time of discharge increases their self-disposal rates, according to a short report published online Jan. 1...
Candidate Genetic Variants Have Minimal Impact on Opioid Addiction Risk
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – Fifteen candidate genetic variants account for only 0.40 percent of variation in opioid use disorder (OUD) risk, according to a study published online Jan. 9 in JAMA Network...
U.S. Life Spans Rebound from Pandemic Lows, Helped by Drop in Fatal Overdoses
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 – After years of decline, U.S. life expectancy is finally on the rise again for the first time since 2019, new government research shows. This turnaround was driven in part...
Life Expectancy Increased From 2022 to 2023, Reaching 78.4 Years
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 – Life expectancy in the United States increased in 2023, reaching 78.4 years, while drug overdose mortality decreased from 2022 to 2023, according to two December data...
U.S. Overdose Deaths Fell 17% in Just One Year
FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 – In news that suggest the U.S. opioid epidemic may be easing, drug overdose deaths fell 17% between July 2023 and July 2024. Per new data released Wednesday by the U.S....
U.S. Overdose Deaths Linked to Fentanyl May Be Declining
THURSDAY, Dec. 5, 2024 – Deaths from fentanyl-linked drug overdoses have begun to decline in the United States, but the crisis is far from over and those numbers could easily rise again, a new...
Western U.S. Faces Spike in Illegally Manufactured Fentanyl Deaths
THURSDAY, Dec. 5, 2024 – From 2022 to 2023, the percentage of overdose deaths involving illegally manufactured fentanyls (IMFs) increased in the Western United States, according to research...
New U.S. Overdose Death Numbers Show 'Sustained' Decline
THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 – After decades of battling the opioid epidemic, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday that overdose deaths have now declined for the second year in a row. By how much did...
High Rates of Hep C Seen for Patients Presenting to ED With Opioid Overdose
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 – Patients presenting to emergency departments with opioid overdose have high rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to a study recently published in Cureus....
GIP/GLP-1 RA Beneficial for Patients With Opioid, Alcohol Use Disorder
FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 2024 – For patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD), prescriptions of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and/or glucagon-like peptide-1...