Tag: OVER
Drug Overdose Death Risk Increased for Specific Health Care Workers
Significantly increased risk observed for social or behavioral health workers, registered nurses, health care support workers
FDA Approves Second OTC Naloxone Spray for Suspected Opioid Overdose
The American Medical Association applauded the approval to improve access to nonprescription naloxone as a way to curb the opioid epidemic
More Rapid Increase Seen in Rate of OD Deaths Involving Cocaine + Opioids
Age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths involving cocaine and opioids increased more quickly than cocaine alone from 2011 to 2021
Xylazine Increasingly ID’d in Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl Overdose Deaths
Monthly percentage of illicitly manufactured fentanyl-involved deaths with xylazine detected increased from 2.9 to 10.9 percent
CDC: 2018 to 2021 Saw Increase in Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Xylazine
Increase seen in age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths involving xylazine from 0.03 to 1.06 per 100,000 standard population
Fatal Drug Overdoses More Common in Men
Findings seen across drug types and most ages, even when accounting for rates of drug misuse
Report IDs Characteristics of Adult ED Visits for Nonfatal Opioid Overdose
Most patients with emergency department visit for nonfatal opioid overdose were men; most frequent drugs reported were fentanyl and heroin
FDA Approves New Nasal Spray to Reverse Overdoses
To be sold as Opvee, the spray contains the medication nalmefene hydrochloride and will be available with a prescription
Fentanyl Is Main Agent in Fatal Pediatric Opioid Poisoning
5 percent of deaths from opioids in 1999 were from fentanyl compared with 94.0 percent of opioid deaths by 2021
U.S. to Fund Study on Safe Drug Injection Sites for Overdose Prevention
Overdose prevention centers allow people to use illegal drugs under supervision so they can potentially be revived if they overdose
