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Fact-check: Is fentanyl the leading cause of death among American adults?
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe U.S. reached a grim milestone in April 2021: more than 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses...
Drug overdoses spiked in these states. But they have dropped elsewhere in the country.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoFewer Americans died of drug overdoses nationwide last year, marking the first annual drop since 2018, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates released Wednesday. The ...
US drug overdose deaths decreased in 2023 for the first time in five years
CNN via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoAfter a steep rise during the Covid-19 pandemic, preliminary data shows that drug overdose deaths in...
CDC Confirms Nearly 107,000 Drug Overdose Deaths in 2021 as U.S. Life Expectancy Declines
People via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGetty Images Drug overdose deaths hit nearly 107,000 over the past year, according to federal data....
Is drug testing in Hilton Head area schools effective? How many students tested positive?
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAfter a three-year hiatus, Beaufort County Schools resumed testing this fall and eligible students...
Letters: Students write on dangers of drugs, alcohol
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's note: The following letters were written by students in Clinton High School teacher Jeff Delezenne's law class as a class assignment on the...
Providence safe injection site will be studied by Brown, NYU — what they're looking for
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPROVIDENCE — In 2021, Rhode Island became the first state in the nation to authorize centers for...
The Shady Statistics Behind the War on Painkillers
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLex Villena About twenty-three years ago, public health officials began to notice increases in what would later be called "deaths of despair," referring...
'It can happen to you': How 1 laced fentanyl pill cost a Kentucky mother her son forever
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA day after 23-year-old Wyatt Williamson laughed and joked with friends during a hike, he collapsed...
More Than 321,000 U.S. Kids Lost Parent to Drug Overdose
Time via Yahoo News· 1 week agoOxycodone is the generic name for a range of opoid pain killing tablets. Prescription bottle for...