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Turnaround Month In U.S. OD Death Crisis Pinpointed By Researchers
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 — The turning point in America’s drug overdose (OD) crisis came in August 2023, a new study says. That’s the month when the national drug OD death rate began to decline, resea...
Fentanyl Fueling OD Deaths Among Teens, Young Adults
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 — The powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl is involved in most fatal drug overdoses (OD) among teens and young adults, a new study says. Worse, fentanyl taken alone – not in com...
CDC: Drug Overdose Deaths Down More Than 25 Percent in 2024
WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 – Drug overdose deaths decreased by 26.9 percent from 2023 to 2024, according to provisional data released today from the National Center for Health Statistics. According to...
U.S. Illicit Opioid Use Could Be 20 Times Higher Than Previously Estimated
MONDAY, May 12, 2025 — More Americans use illicit opioids like fentanyl than previously estimated, undercutting perceived progress in confronting the U.S. opioid crisis, a new study says. More than 1 ...
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...