Record drop in drug overdose deaths nationwide, CDC reports
For the first time since 2018, the United States has seen a decrease in drug overdose deaths. The Center for Disease Control ...
Massachusetts drug overdose deaths drop 23%: ‘Cautiously optimistic… won’t take our foot off the gas’
Massachusetts had about 2,032 drug overdose deaths in the 12-month period that ended June 30, according to provisional CDC ...
Howard County Coroner reports 5 drug overdose deaths in Q3
Howard County saw five drug overdose deaths in the third quarter of 2024, according to the Howard County Coroner’s Office. The five overdose deaths bring the county’s year total to 22. Last year, the ...
After son’s overdose death, mother seeks investigation of Vivitrol’s use in Kentucky
Striving to stay sober, Hal Pyzyna succeeded for nearly a decade until the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020 — the stress ...
Drug overdose deaths on pace to fall to the lowest levels since 2020 as US fights fentanyl crisis
According to provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drug overdose deaths in the United ...
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CDC reports overdose deaths on the decline
In the latest CDC data, overdose death reports are down in 45 states. Increases occurred in Alaska, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and ...
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NC drug overdose deaths appear to be dropping. Why?
As drug experts parse the data trying to understand the factors that could contribute to a sudden drop in overdose deaths, ...
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U.S. drug overdose deaths on pace to fall below 100,000 this year
"It is a real trend, and that’s great," the CDC director says about a sharp drop in drug overdose deaths. But she also warned ...
Overdose rates on the rise in North Dakota
The American opioid crisis has been a major topic of discussion in recent years, and it’s easy to see why: Fentanyl, the ...
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Drug overdose deaths in Alaska jump 38.68% in a year as nationwide rate drops 14%
Overdose deaths dropped nationally for the second straight year with only five states reporting increases — with Alaska ...
U.S. drug overdose deaths are on pace to fall to the lowest levels since 2020 as country fights fentanyl crisis
Austria says Russia will stop gas deliveries through Ukraine on Nov. 16 The baffling rules that govern drinking on cruise ...