Tag: OVER
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
Pediatric Prescription-Opioid Overdose Visits to ED Increased in 2020
Uptick follows a decrease from 2008 to 2019 and may be pandemic-related, the authors say
Life Expectancy Increased From 2021 to Reach 77.5 Years in 2022
Second study shows age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths increased from 2002 to 2022, but did not change from 2021 to 2022
Four in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Know Someone Who Died From Drug Overdose
One-third of those say their lives were disrupted by the overdose death
2020 to 2022 Saw Increase in Percentage of OD Deaths Involving Smoking
During the same time period, there was a decrease seen in the percentage of overdose deaths with evidence of injection
