Tag: OVER
FDA Warns of Accidental Overdoses From Compounded Versions of Ozempic
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- People taking compounded versions of Ozempic have been overdosing on the drug, the...
Fake Oxycontin Pills Widespread and Potentially Deadly: Report
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The rate at which young Americans are ending up in hospital ICUs after...
Mushroom Gummies That Sickened Users Contained Illicit Psilocybin
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, July 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Mushroom gummies being sold to promote brain function might instead contain harmful ingredients...
Supreme Court Rejects Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a controversial settlement that drug...
Multimodal Intervention Does Not Cut Opioid Overdose Deaths
No significant reduction seen in opioid overdose deaths with implementation of evidence-based practice strategies
Few Receive Meds for Opioid Use Disorder After Nonfatal Overdose
Lower odds of fatal OD seen with filling naloxone prescription, receiving methadone or buprenorphine, receiving behavioral health assessment or crisis services
32 Percent of U.S. Adults Know Someone Who Died of a Drug Overdose
Experiencing overdose loss linked to greater odds of viewing addiction as an extremely or very important policy issue
Racial Disparity Seen in Naloxone Administration
Finding seen among Black people with overdose deaths in Pennsylvania versus White people
Slight Decline Seen in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths
Declines not spread equally everywhere -- some states experienced another year of increases of fatal ODs
321,566 Children Lost a Parent to Drug Overdose in 2011 to 2021
Highest rates seen among children of non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native individuals
