U.S. Tourists in Northern Mexico Are Buying Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have uncovered groundbreaking evidence that pharmacies in tourist areas of Northern Mexico are selling counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamines.The pills, mainly sold to U….
Learn MoreHit Hard by Opioid Crisis, Canadian Province Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Hard Drugs
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — To fight an urgent opioid overdose crisis, a Canadian province took an unusual step on Tuesday.British Columbia decriminalized small amounts of several hard drugs. This includes up to 2.5 grams of cocaine, he…
Learn MoreNo Increase Seen in OD Deaths Involving Buprenorphine During COVID-19
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The proportion of overdose deaths involving buprenorphine did not increase in association with actions taken to facilitate access to buprenorphine-based treatment for opioid use disorder during COVID-19, accor…
Learn MoreDecir a un médico que un paciente tuvo una sobredosis podría controlar el exceso de opioides recetados
LUNES, 9 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una intervención de bajo costo podría hacer una diferencia en la epidemia de opioides de EE. UU., sugiere un estudio reciente.Cuando se notificó a los proveedores de atención de la salud que uno de sus pac…
Learn MoreLetting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One low-cost intervention could make a difference in America’s epidemic of opioid overdoses, a new study suggests.When health care providers were notified that one of their patients had died from an overdose, t…
Learn MoreEn 2021 hubo otro gran descenso en la esperanza de vida de EE. UU.
JUEVES, 22 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La esperanza de vida del estadounidense promedio al nacer sufrió otro gran revés en 2021, según los datos finales sobre las tasas de mortalidad de ese año de pandemia.Mientras que en 2019 el estadoun…
Learn MoreAnother Big Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy in 2021
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The average American’s expected life span at birth took another big hit in 2021, according to final data on death rates for that pandemic year. Whereas in 2019 the average American could have expected to li…
Learn MoreHubo un aumento en las muertes de adolescentes por sobredosis de drogas en la pandemia
MARTES, 20 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las muertes de adolescentes por sobredosis de drogas se dispararon a partir de finales de 2019, y aunque parecen estar en declive, siguen siendo mucho más altas que en 2019, informan las autoridades …
Learn MorePandemic Brought Surge in Teen Drug Overdose Deaths
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Deaths of teens from drug overdoses soared starting in late 2019, and though they appear to be on the decline, they remain much higher than in 2019, U.S. health officials report.Most of these deaths are due t…
Learn MoreOverdose Deaths Up in Teens From July to December 2019 to 2021
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From July to December 2019 to July to December 2021, there was an increase in overdose deaths and deaths involving illicitly manufactured fentanyls (IMFs), according to research published in the Dec. 16 issue…
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