OBN shares progress with decade old ‘drug take back’ program
“Our overdose deaths, the fatalities that we are seeing, are contributed to our drugs that are coming from clandestine laboratories that are not …
Kercheval: COVID, drug addiction shorten the country’s lifespan
Drug overdose deaths rose dramatically in 2020. The CDC report attributes 93,331 deaths in 2020 to drug overdoses, up 30 percent from the year …
With Pandemic-Related Spike In Overdose Deaths, New York Advocates Push For Prevention …
Nearly 40% more New Yorkers died last year from an overdose, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health officials …
Drug–overdose death-surge moves coalition to action as school starts
During 2020, 93,000 people in the U.S.—the highest number ever recorded—died from drug overdoses, up from about 72,000 deaths the previous …
Operation Hammer and Hope aims to reduce drug overdoses in Clay County
– Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook on Thursday announced Operation Hammer and Hope, a two-step process of reducing drug overdoses in the …
Want to reduce overdose rates? Treat poverty first.
Drug–related deaths for Black Americans have persistently climbed. Within Maryland, Black people over 55 had more opioid-overdose deaths in 2020 …
Deadly doses of fentanyl showing up in counterfeit drugs in Illinois
Drug overdose deaths in Illinois increased 27% between December 2019 and this past December, according to preliminary statistics from the Centers …
Drug overdose deaths holding steady in New Hampshire
(AP) — Drug overdose deaths in New Hampshire are holding steady, but it’s too soon to celebrate the state’s relative success, Gov. Chris Sununu said …
Queens overdose deaths soared in 2020
The number of fatal drug overdoses in Queens jumped 45.5 percent from 2019 to 2020, according to a new study by the District Attorney’s Offi ce. Aside …
Deadly overdoses on track to hit record high in Washington
Officials say the drug is so dangerous, they’re taking a more unconventional approach to combating the issue. “We’ve had almost 420 overdose deaths …