Opioid overdose deaths drop for 12th straight month, now lowest since 2020
Opioid overdose deaths have now slowed to the lowest levels nationwide since 2020, according to new estimates from the ...
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Travis Co. commissioners extend opioid overdose public health crisis through October 2026
Travis County commissioners extended a public health crisis on Tuesday related to drug overdoses. According to the Travis ...
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Deaths Due to Opioid Overdose Fall for the 12th Consecutive Month
Opioid overdose deaths have decreased for 12 months, with 70,655 predicted deaths through June 2024, down from 86,401 in June ...
Overdose deaths decline for second year in a row, down 14% nationwide
Overdose deaths declined for the second year in a row, fanning health experts’ hopes that the opioid crisis could be turning ...
Updated first aid guidelines enhance care for opioid overdose, bleeding, other emergencies
The American Heart Association and the American Red Cross have released the "2024 Guidelines for First Aid," which provide ...
Indiana opioid deaths drop almost 20% over a 2-year period
For Justin Phillips, the millionth dose of Naloxone distributed in Indiana by the organization she founded (Overdose Lifeline ...
UP health professionals respond to overdose death rate decrease in Michigan
MICHIGAN (WLUC) - From 2022 to 2023, opioid overdose deaths went down in Michigan by 5.7%. Before this, overdose deaths had ...
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Michigan opioid overdose deaths drop faster than national average
(The Center Square) – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported opioid overdose deaths in the state ...
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Opioid overdose deaths declined in the past year in Georgia, CDC data shows
ATLANTA — New numbers from Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control show a decline in Opioid overdose deaths in the United ...
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Nevada overdose deaths increase as trend fades across U.S., CDC data shows
Overdose deaths increased in Nevada and four other states as national numbers declined, according to provisional data ...
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State panel steering Georgia opioid settlement money recommends initial round of projects
A state panel has made its recommendations for how the first round of funding from a major $638 million settlement with ...
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Georgia panel recommends grants for opioid overdose prevention
A state panel on Thursday recommended issuing more than $44 million in grants for scores of addiction prevention and treatment efforts aimed at reducing opioid overdoses.