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Drug overdose deaths slightly decline but crisis is far from over in the Bay Area
KTVU via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHo. Since 1999, over a million people have died from a drug overdose in the United States, according to the National Center for Drug Abuse</ ...
As SF set overdose records, US deaths dropped
The San Francisco Examiner· 3 hours agoAs 2023 marked San Francisco’s deadliest year for drug overdoses on record, newly released federal data showed that last year marked the first time since...
Drug overdoses spiked in these states. But they have dropped elsewhere in the country.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoStudies have shown drug users who use fentanyl test strips might discard drugs, take lower doses or take a "tester" shot, all of which can help reduce overdoses from mistakenly ...
CDC: U.S. drug overdose deaths fall for first time since 2018
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 days 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.com· 2 days agoAfter a steep rise during the Covid-19 pandemic, preliminary data shows that drug overdose deaths in...
‘Toxic masculinity is ruining football for everyone’
Cosmo via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThe issue is clearly systemic. The problem isn’t just limited to the football hooligans who travelled to Wembley. Statistics show that incidents of...
Success through supervision: Drug Court numbers show positive results in more than one way
Mansfield News Journal via Yahoo News· 7 days ago“As part of their probation terms, they also have to have full-time employment as well so they’re...
'We know we have a problem' Erie County has the highest reported overdose rate in PA.
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMatthew Rink can be reached at mrink@timesnews.com or on X at @ETNRink. This article originally...
Drug addiction is a mental health issue and kids are suffering too
Maryland Matters via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLong-term treatment is still difficult for most kids to obtain because most treatment centers only serve people 18 years of age and older. The post Drug addiction is a mental ...
Prosecutor opposes bill to help moms whose babies are born with drugs in system
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA proposal to change the way Illinois handles new mothers with drug-use disorders is meant to prioritize treatment, but it has prompted “grave concerns” from a prosecutor ...
