Tag: OVER
Youth Opioid Deaths Often Involve Other Substances, Too
In 2018, more than half of opioid overdose deaths involved polysubstance, most commonly cocaine
Large Increase Seen in Overdose-Related Cardiac Arrests in COVID-19
Overdose-related cardiac arrests sharply increased during April 2020, followed by subsequent decrease
CDC: 2013 to 2018 Saw Jump in Drug OD Deaths Involving Cocaine
Rate of drug OD deaths involving cocaine with opioids increased faster than cocaine deaths without opioids
One or More Opioids Involved in ~80 Percent of OD Deaths
At least one potential opportunity for prevention intervention for 62.7 percent of overdose deaths
Almost 1 in 100 May Die From Firearms, Overdose, or Motor Vehicle Accident
Variance in lifetime risk seen across demographic subpopulations and states
2009 to 2019 Saw Increase in Exposure to Phenibut in U.S.
Exposure resulted in moderate effects in 49.6 percent of cases and major effects in 12.6 percent
Shift Occurring in Deadly Overdoses
Rx opioid prescriptions down; illicit drugs are dominant cause of lethal drug overdoses
