by Jordana Choucair | Jun 14, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
A new report found that fatal drug overdoses rose nearly 15 percent in Kentucky last year, surpassing 2,000 deaths and setting a record death toll in the state. According to the report, released by the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and the Office of Drug...
by Jordana Choucair | May 26, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that the state reached a tentative $161.5 million settlement with Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc. and AbbVie’s Allergan over the opioid epidemic. Under the tentative deal, West Virginia would receive more than $134.5...
by Jordana Choucair | May 25, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Trust for America’s Health and Well Being Trust released data indicating that there was a 20 percent year-over-year increase in deaths connected with alcohol, drugs, and suicide in 2020. There was a total of 186,763 substance misuse deaths – the highest number...
by Jordana Choucair | May 20, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will provide nearly $1.5 billion to states and territories to help address the opioid epidemic. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will administer the funding,...
by Jordana Choucair | May 17, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
UnitedHealth Foundation’s latest America’s Health Ranking Senior Report revealed that drug-related deaths among adults 65 and older doubled over the course of a decade. Drug deaths among older adults rose from 4.2 per 100,000 to 8.4 per 100,000 between the 2008–2010...
by Jordana Choucair | May 12, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that drug overdoses in the U.S. were deadlier than ever in 2021. Nearly 108,000 people died of drug overdoses last year, with approximately two-thirds of those deaths involving fentanyl or...
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