Rise in Overdose Deaths Seen Among Adults With Lower Educational Attainment
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lower educational attainment is associated with higher growth in overdose death within the United States, according to a study published online Oct. 6 in JAMA Health Forum.David Powell, Ph.D., from RAND in A…
Learn MoreLas sobredosis fatales afectan con mayor severidad a los estadounidenses con menor nivel educativo
MARTES, 10 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los estadounidenses que no han ido a la universidad parecen ser un grupo de mayor riesgo de muerte por sobredosis de drogas.Las muertes por sobredosis aumentaron entre los estadounidenses con menos edu…
Learn MoreFatal ODs Are Hitting Less-Educated Americans the Hardest
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans who haven’t been to college appear to be a risk group for drug overdose deaths.Deaths due to overdose increased among less-educated Americans, with the rate nearly doubling in a three-year period for …
Learn MoreDrug Decriminalization Not Tied to Change in Fatal Drug Overdose Rates
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is no evidence of an association between legal changes that removed or substantially reduced criminal penalties for drug possession in Oregon and Washington and subsequent fatal drug overdose rates, acc…
Learn MoreOregón despenalizó la posesión de pequeñas cantidades de droga. Las sobredosis fatales no se dispararon
VIERNES, 29 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los críticos de una ley que despenalizó la posesión de drogas en Oregón han culpado a la política por el aumento de muertes por sobredosis en el estado, pero un nuevo estudio no encuentra evidencia…
Learn MoreOregon Decriminalized Possession of Small Amounts of Drugs. Fatal ODs Didn’t Skyrocket
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Critics of a law that decriminalized drug possession in Oregon have blamed the policy for rising overdose deaths in the state, but a new study finds no evidence of that.Researchers discovered that while dru…
Learn MoreFatal Drug Overdoses Quadrupled From 1999 to 2020
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Drug overdose deaths increased 4.3-fold in the United States from 1999 to 2020, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in the American Journal of Medicine.Tarek Ghaddar, M.P.H., from Florida Atlantic …
Learn MoreConcurrent Use of Fentanyl, Stimulants Common in Overdoses
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — By 2021, stimulants were the most common drug class found in fentanyl-involved overdoses, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in Addiction.Joseph Friedman, Ph.D., and Chelsea L. Shover, Ph.D., from…
Learn MoreSobredosis mortales de fentanilo más cocaína y metanfetamina aumentaron 50 veces en una década
VIERNES, 15 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – La “cuarta ola” de la crisis de sobredosis en EE. UU. implica el uso de fentanilo ilícito mezclado con estimulantes como cocaína o metanfetamina, y está matando personas a raudales.La proporción de …
Learn MoreFatal ODs Involving Fentanyl Plus Coke, Meth Rose 50-Fold Over a Decade
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The “fourth wave” of the U.S. overdose crisis involves the use of illicit fentanyl mixed with stimulants such as cocaine or methamphetamine, and it’s killing people in droves.The proportion of U.S. overdose…
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