Tag: OVER
Rise in Overdose Deaths Seen Among Adults With Lower Educational Attainment
Opioid crisis hitting those without college education the hardest
Concurrent Use of Fentanyl, Stimulants Common in Overdoses
Proportion of stimulant involvement in fentanyl-involved overdose deaths increased in almost every state from 2015 to 2021
Overdose Deaths Involving Counterfeit Pills Increasing in U.S.
Quarterly percentage of deaths more than doubled with evidence of counterfeit pill use from July to September 2019 to October to December 2021
Narcan Will Reach Drug Store Shelves Next Week
The nasal spray version of naloxone will be available at select retailers for $44.99 for a box of two doses
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
