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Drug Overdose Deaths Rise, Disparities Widen VitalSigns CDC

(8 days ago) WEBIn counties with more income inequality, overdose death rates for Black people were more than two times as high as in counties with less income inequality in 2020. 7 X. Identifying the Root Causes of Drug Overdose Health Inequities and …

https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/overdose-death-disparities/index.html

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Bringing an Equity Lens to Address the Evolving Overdose Crisis: A

(7 days ago) WEBAs the overdose crisis in the United States continues to evolve, with new and more potent substances introduced into the US drug supply, we need to double down …

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307240

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How racial inequity is playing out in the opioid crisis

(1 days ago) WEBThe rising overdose numbers point to a need for better prevention options, said Bertha K. Madras, a psychobiology professor at Harvard Medical School and a …

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/how-racial-inequity-is-playing-out-in-the-opioid-crisis

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Increases in Disparities in US Drug Overdose Deaths by Race and

(7 days ago) WEBFor more than a decade, drug overdose deaths have been the leading cause of injury death in the US. During the COVID-19 pandemic and its related stressors and …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2794593

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Racial Inequality in Receipt of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

(1 days ago) WEBThe crisis of opioid overdoses and mortality related to opioid use disorder (OUD) continues to accelerate in the United States. In 2021, an estimated 80,816 …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa2212412

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Bringing an Equity Lens to Address the Evolving Overdose …

(7 days ago) WEBgreater impact on reducing health inequalities and drug overdose. CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence should be sent to Farzana Kapadia, PhD, MPH, New York University, …

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/epdf/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307240

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Identifying the Root Causes of Drug Overdose Health …

(3 days ago) WEBinto existing drug overdose health inequity literature, we recommend the following for future research: 1. Examining health inequities both within and across LGBTQIA+, …

https://www.naccho.org/uploads/downloadable-resources/IdentifyingtheRootCauses-ofDrugOverdoseHealthInequities.pdf

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Disparities in opioid overdose deaths continue to worsen for Black

(4 days ago) WEBNews Release. Thursday, September 9, 2021. Disparities in opioid overdose deaths continue to worsen for Black people, study suggests. Non-Hispanic Black …

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/disparities-opioid-overdose-deaths-continue-worsen-black-people-study-suggests

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Vital Signs: Drug Overdose Deaths, by Selected Sociodemographic …

(3 days ago) WEBRates were examined by race and ethnicity and county-level social determinants of health (e.g., income inequality and treatment provider availability).

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9310633/

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Disparities in Opioid Overdose Deaths Continue to Worsen

(7 days ago) WEBThe opioid overdose death rate was significantly higher for non-Hispanic Black individuals in four U.S. states from 2018 to 2019, “We must explicitly examine …

https://nihrecord.nih.gov/2021/10/01/disparities-opioid-overdose-deaths-continue-worsen

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Increasing overdose deaths among Black Americans: a review of …

(3 days ago) WEBThe rise in opioid overdose deaths among Black Americans reflects the confluence of several factors that have directly shaped the drug supply, the broader …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(23)00119-0/fulltext

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Substantial racial inequalities despite frequent health care contact

(1 days ago) WEBSubstantial racial inequalities despite frequent health care contact found in treatment for opioid use disorder. For immediate release: May 10, 2023. Boston, MA—In …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/substantial-racial-inequalities-despite-frequent-health-care-contact-found-in-treatment-for-opioid-use-disorder/

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Persistent Criminalization and Structural Racism in US Drug Policy: …

(7 days ago) WEBThe US overdose crisis continues to worsen and is disproportionately harming Black and Hispanic/Latino people. Although the “War on Drugs” continues to …

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307037

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Racial disparities in US drug overdose fatalities - UCLA Health

(6 days ago) WEBThe first year of the COVID pandemic saw significant increases in drug overdose deaths across the USA, with rates higher than recent trends could have …

https://www.uclahealth.org/news/release/racial-disparities-us-drug-overdose-fatalities-increased

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Study: Overdose Deaths Increased With Income Inequality - U.S.

(1 days ago) WEBFor example, the overdose rate for Black individuals living in counties with the highest level of income inequality was 46.5 per 100,000 in 2020, according to the …

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-07-19/overdose-deaths-among-blacks-hispanics-increased-with-income-inequality

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Vital Signs: Drug Overdose Deaths, by Selected - PubMed

(1 days ago) WEBMethods: Data from the State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) were used to analyze overdose death rates from 2019 to 2020 in 25 …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35862289/

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Substance Use Issues Are Worsening Alongside Access to Care

(3 days ago) WEBReflecting these increases, drug overdose death rates were highest for AIAN (29.8 per 100,000) people, followed by Black (27.3 per 100,000) and White (23.6 …

https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/substance-use-issues-are-worsening-alongside-access-to-care/

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Rates of Opioid Overdose Among Racial and Ethnic Minority …

(Just Now) WEBUsing data from the Massachusetts Public Health Data Warehouse, this cross-sectional study identified nonfatal opioid overdoses (NFOs) and fatal opioid …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2812752

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Report: Drug Overdose Deaths Reached New Record in 2020

(3 days ago) WEBNearly 92,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in 2020, an increase of almost 30% over the previous year, with the highest increases occurring …

https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/overdose-death-record.html

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COVID-19’s impact on drug overdose fatalities and urgent mental …

(Just Now) WEBPurpose The purpose of this study is to scrutinize the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of drug overdose fatalities in the US. Methods …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12553-024-00876-1

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Ohio State researchers find link between job loss and drug deaths …

(7 days ago) WEBIn 2021, the most recent drug overdose death rate reported by the CDC, Ohio had a rate of 48.1 per 100,000 residents. Source: Ohio Department of Health. …

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/04/30/ohio-state-researchers-find-link-between-job-loss-and-drug-deaths-in-black-americans/

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DuPage overdose deaths down 24% in 2023, but ‘we still have a …

(6 days ago) WEBFor the first time in a decade, overdose deaths in DuPage County took a significant downturn in 2023, decreasing 24% from 2022, coroner’s office report says.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/30/dupage-county-overdose-deaths-decrease-2023-fentanyl-naperville/

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Nearly 100,000 children in the US lost a parent to a drug overdose …

(2 days ago) WEBFederal data shows that drug overdose deaths are most common and rising fastest among people in their mid-30s and 40s, and the new study found a significant …

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/04/health/parent-death-drug-overdose-gun-violence/index.html

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Parental deaths due to guns or drugs harmed nearly 100,000 US …

(4 days ago) WEBNearly 100,000 U.S. children lost a parent in 2020 to gun violence or drug overdose, a three-fold rise since 1999, according to a new study. Overall, these two …

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-parental-deaths-due-guns-drugs.html

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15 Mass. hospitals to launch or expand addiction treatment

(1 days ago) WEB28. Mass. hospitals to expand 'life-altering' addiction therapy. 4:04. WATCH: Up until now, patients in withdrawal were often discharged without a treatment plan. But …

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/04/26/metro/opioid-addiction-hospital-overdose-health-massachusetts/

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5 people arrested after surge of suspected drug overdoses in …

(3 days ago) WEBIn Texas, drug poisoning-related deaths for 2022 sit at 15.4 per 100,000 people, which is the highest rate since at least 2011, according to provisional data from …

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/5-people-arrested-after-surge-suspected-drug-overdoses/story?id=109987136

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Researchers urge more Australian pharmacies to stock anti-opioid

(2 days ago) WEBA cluster of 20 drug overdoses in NSW in April prompted the state’s health department to issue a public warning about the danger of synthetic opioids, which are …

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/may/02/researchers-urge-more-australian-pharmacies-to-stock-anti-opioid-overdose-drug-naloxone

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CA settles opioid lawsuit with company selling state overdose …

(3 days ago) WEBCalifornia settles opioid lawsuit with same company selling the state overdose meds. by Ana B. Ibarra May 4, 2024. Amneal Pharmaceuticals settled a multi-state …

https://calmatters.org/health/2024/05/opioid-settlement-amneal/

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4 dead, more than 50 suspected drug overdoses in Austin …

(9 days ago) WEBIn Texas, drug poisoning-related deaths for 2022 sit at 15.4 per 100,000, which is the highest rate since at least 2011, according to provisional data from the …

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/4-dead-50-suspected-drug-overdoses-austin-outbreak/story?id=109799898

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Police in Washington city issue alarm after 3 babies overdosed on

(2 days ago) WEBAll but one were tied to synthetic opioids like fentanyl, according to state Department of Health data. Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. went up slightly in 2022 …

https://apnews.com/article/fentanyl-overdoses-babies-washington-drugs-69b9992cfac1c5e18a42df3ec4b001ad

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California is joining with a New Jersey company to make a generic

(6 days ago) WEBAnnual opioid overdose deaths in California more than doubled since 2019, reaching 7,385 deaths at the end of 2022. California began giving away naloxone kits for …

https://apnews.com/article/california-narcan-naloxone-opioid-overdoses-gavin-newsom-14728c51e7caeb62e905b48600177e7a

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Erie County debuts Overdose Prevention Task Force at quarterly …

(8 days ago) WEBLocal health leaders introduced the new name and structure of Erie County’s Overdose Prevention Task Force at its quarterly meeting on Monday, May 6. …

https://www3.erie.gov/health/press/erie-county-debuts-overdose-prevention-task-force-quarterly-meeting-monday-may-6-new-name-and

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MMWR, Drug Overdose Deaths, by Selected …

(8 days ago) WEBVital Signs: Drug Overdose Deaths, by Selected Sociodemographic and Social Determinants of Health Characteristics — 25 States and county-level social …

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/pdfs/mm7129e2-H.pdf

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