Fatal 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…
Learn MoreNuevos opioides se están uniendo al suministro de drogas ilícitas y son más potentes que el fentanilo
MARTES, 5 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — En años recientes, la epidemia de opioides se ha agravado con la llegada del fentanilo de calle, una versión ilícita de un poderoso analgésico con receta.Sin embargo, los expertos advierten que la am…
Learn MoreOverdose Deaths Involving Counterfeit Pills Increasing in U.S.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There has been an increase in the percentage of drug overdose deaths with evidence of counterfeit pill use in the United States, according to a study published in the Sept. 1 issue of the Centers for Diseas…
Learn MorePíldoras falsificadas elevan el número de sobredosis mortales
MARTES, 4 de Septiembre, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un número creciente de muertes por sobredosis en los Estados Unidos se debe píldoras falsificadas, informaron funcionarios de salud.Las muertes por sobredosis relacionadas con píldoras falsificadas fue…
Learn MoreNew Opioids Are Joining the Illicit Drug Supply, and They’re More Potent Than Fentanyl
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In recent years, the opioid epidemic has been worsened by the advent of street fentanyl, an illicit version of a powerful prescription painkiller.But experts now warn that the threat posed by fentanyl may ult…
Learn MoreCounterfeit Pills Fuel Rising Number of Fatal Drug Overdoses
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A growing number of overdose deaths in the United States involve counterfeit pills, health officials reported Thursday.Overdose deaths involving counterfeit pills were twice as common in the latter half of 202…
Learn MoreNarcan, un medicamento para las sobredosis de opioides, llegará a las farmacias la próxima semana
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Narcan, un medicamento que salva vidas al revertir las sobredosis de opioides, estará disponible en las farmacias de EE. UU. y en línea a partir de la próxima semana. Las personas que deseen tener Na…
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