Drug Overdose Deaths Are Dropping. The Reasons Are Not …
WEB23 hours ago · Sept. 21, 2024, 5:04 a.m. ET. Drug overdose deaths are decreasing sharply across the country, according to recent state and federal data, a dramatic improvement in the nation’s efforts to ...
U.S. sees a sudden and unexpected drop in fatal overdoses - NPR
WEB3 days ago · After years of wrenching drug deaths that seemed all but unstoppable, some researchers, front-line addiction workers, members of law enforcement, and people using street drugs voiced caution about ...
‘A Monster’: Super Meth and Other Drugs Push Crisis Beyond …
WEBNov 13, 2023 · Millions of U.S. drug users now are addicted to several substances, not just opioids like fentanyl and heroin. The shift is making treatment far more difficult.
US will let more people take methadone at home | AP News
WEB1 day ago · The first big update to U.S. methadone regulations in 20 years is poised to expand access to the life-saving drug starting next month, but experts say the addiction treatment changes could fall flat if state governments and methadone clinics fail to act.. For decades, strict rules required most methadone patients to line up at special clinics every morning to sip their daily dose of the liquid ...
New NIH study reveals shared genetic markers underlying substance …
WEBMar 22, 2023 · Dr. Hatoum and the research team discovered various molecular patterns underlying addiction, including 19 independent SNPs significantly associated with general addiction risk and 47 SNPs for specific substance …
Overdose deaths due to fentanyl spark debate over treatment : NPR
WEBDec 28, 2023 · Federal researchers now say drug overdoses are a leading cause of death among young Americans age 18-45 and have also spiked as a killer of pregnant women. The issue has become a major flashpoint...
Methadone to treat opioid addiction will be easier to get soon …
WEBFeb 2, 2024 · Bureaucratic hurdles mean just one-in-five people with opioid addiction get access to medication that could help them. The White House says new rules will help.
America’s Other Drug Problem - The New York Times
WEBNov. 13, 2023. When political leaders talk about America’s current drug crisis, they are typically referring to opioids like painkillers, heroin and fentanyl. And when they have passed laws to...
Remember opioid crisis? It’s gotten worse. - Harvard Gazette
WEBJul 19, 2023 · Deaths involving illicit drugs and prescription opioids have risen since 2017, when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the problem a public health emergency. The number of reported overdose deaths hit 68,000 in 2020 and rose to more than 80,000 by 2021.
Overdose deaths continue to rise in the US, reaching another …
WEBSep 13, 2023 · Drug overdose deaths reached another record level in the United States this spring, new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows, as 2023 is on track to be another...