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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...
Naloxone Implant Might Prevent Opioid Overdose
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – Naloxone can save a person’s life by reversing a potentially fatal opioid overdose, and is now available as an over-the-counter medication. Unfortunately, there’s a very sig...
Naloxone Implant Might Prevent Opioid Overdose
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – Naloxone can save a person’s life by reversing a potentially fatal opioid overdose, and is now available as an over-the-counter medication. Unfortunately, there’s a very sig...
Fatal Opioid-Meth Overdoses Have Fallen in U.S. by More Than a Third
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 – Expanded access to addiction treatment and the overdose-reversal med naloxone likely prompted a 37% reduction in OD deaths linked to opioids taken with meth or other...
Rate of Layperson-Administered Naloxone Increased From 2020 to 2022
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – The rate of layperson-administered naloxone (LAN) increased from 2020 to 2022, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in JAMA Network Open. Christopher B. Gage, ...
More Kids Having Seizures After Swallowing Rx Painkillers, Diphenhydramine, Synthetic Pot
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – The number of U.S. children who suffer seizures after swallowing prescription medications or illicit drugs has doubled in recent years, a new study finds. Drug poisonings...
More Bystanders Are Using Naloxone to Save Folks From Overdose
MONDAY, Oct. 14, 2024 – More bystanders are stepping in to administer naloxone to people who’ve overdosed on opioids, a new study shows. Nearly 25,000 OD patients received naloxone from an untrained ...
Most Pediatric Opioid Exposures Occur in Young Child's Home
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 – Nine in 10 pediatric opioid exposures occur unintentionally in the home, according to a brief report published online Aug. 14 in The Journal of Pediatrics. Perry E. Rosen,...
U.S. Overdose Deaths Drop 10% in Early Data
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 – In findings that suggest inroads are being made in the battle against America's opioid epidemic, new government data shows a 10% drop in overdose deaths. The statistics, ...
CDC Warns of Fake Drug Dangers From Online Pharmacies
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 – Americans who turn to online pharmacies to find cheaper versions of expensive prescription medications, especially opioids, may instead be buying themselves dangerous drugs...