…Virgin Islands. And theirs is the lead agency working with hospitals and doctors nationwide to guarantee that opioids are appropriately prescribed and that opioid-related deaths are accurately recorded, he said….
…the Trust for America’s Health and the Well Being Trust. The authors of the study say the projections could be conservative as the opioid epidemic continues to wreak havoc on…
…and suicide in 2017—more than twice as many as in 1999 – including sharp increases in synthetic opioid deaths. Policy action on these deaths of despair epidemics is imperative. Read…
…of the upturn in deaths due to drug overdose involved opioid overdose, with additional deaths due to cocaine and psychostimulants. In addition, a new and growing threat is xylazine, a…
December 21, 2017 by Maggie Fox NBC News “The escalating growth of opioid deaths is downright frightening – and it’s getting worse,” said John Auerbach, president and CEO of Trust…
…well-being are becoming more frequent and more severe. These include wildfires and flooding, the opioid crisis, the increase in obesity and chronic illness, and this year a measles outbreak, serious…
…pandemic response efforts and spearheaded the development of NC’s first Opioid Action Plan. Her previous roles include serving as Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Health Department, where she…
…reversal of the prior year’s small decrease in such deaths. The 2019 increase was largely driven by a rise in deaths from synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, as well as methamphetamine,…
…opioid epidemic, we remain opposed to using the Prevention Fund to offset the cost of this legislation. The Prevention Fund is inextricably tied to the nation’s future ability to reign…
…our children, stop the prescription drug and opioid epidemic and prepare the public health system to prevent infectious disease outbreaks. We know how to prevent many chronic and infectious illnesses—which…
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