OVERDOSES
Fentanyl Overdoses Still on the Rise
Some newsworthy developments on the subject of opioid overdoses have been published recently. On the one hand, recent reports indicate that overdose deaths from most opioids have dropped slightly. But those same reports also suggest that fentanyl-related opioid overdose deaths are continuing to increase. Alarmingly so in some areas.
Low Treatment Opportunities Equal High Overdose Risk
The seemingly endless progression of the opioid addiction epidemic in the United States has left many of us wondering, “What are we missing? Why have we not been able to reduce this problem?” Opioid addiction began to manifest itself as a growing problem in the early-2000s, and the crisis has done nothing but worsen since then.
These Ten Drugs Are Responsible for the Most Overdoses
When someone who is struggling with a drug habit turns on their local news and hears a report about a “New, lethal strain of heroin” or a “New batch of fentanyl that’s killing dozens of addicts,” their first thought isn’t to mourn such a sad situation or to avoid those drugs.
Drug Overdose is More Deadly Than HIV/AIDS, Guns, and Car Crashes!
More than 64,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, according to the first government report to include all recorded drug deaths from 2016. That’s up 22% from the roughly 52,000 overdose deaths in 2015.
