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Drug overdoses spiked in these states. But they have dropped elsewhere in the country.
USA Today· 1 hour agoThe CDC estimated 107,543 U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2023, a 3% decline from the 111,029 deaths in...
People, Places and Things: Denise Gough dazzles – but this tale of addiction loses its way
Daily Telegraph· 35 minutes ago“Addiction is a parasite that will fight for its own survival”, says the doctor (Sinéad Cusack) to...
Fairmount residents up in arms over Parker administration plan to house people in addiction
Philly.com· 31 minutes agoDemands for answers, accusations of gaslighting, and fears about inheriting Kensington’s drug problems erupted at a contentious meeting Tuesday night in Fairmount, where city ...
CDC says overdose deaths fell last year
KOLD News 13 Tuscon· 20 minutes agoIt would be only the second annual decline since the current national drug death epidemic began more than three decades ago. One described the decline as...
U.S. drug deaths declined slightly in 2023 but remained at crisis levels
NPR· 1 hour agoSome states, including California and Oregon, have begun rolling back drug policies that were aimed...
Drug overdose deaths fell in 2023, 1st decrease in 5 years: CDC
ABC News· 1 hour agoDrug overdose deaths fell in 2023, marking the first decrease in five years, new provisional federal...
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Decline for First Time in 5 Years
Clayton News Daily· 1 hour agoThe relentless rise in deaths from drug overdose in the United States may finally have stalled: New...
US drug overdose deaths decreased in 2023 for the first time in five years
CNN via AOL· 54 minutes agoAfter a steep rise during the Covid-19 pandemic, preliminary data shows that drug overdose deaths in...
NBPD has stayed ahead of the new Xylazine problem, outreach workers say. Here's how.
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoNEW BEDFORD — When police encounter someone who's gotten themselves into a bad situation due to drug...
State board allocates nearly $14 million for addiction prevention
Oregon Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoAt its May meeting, the Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Board approved a...