Tag: Drug Abuse
Work-Related Injuries Up Suicide and Drug-Related Death
Suicide and drug-related mortality higher in both male and female injured workers
U.S. Drug OD Deaths Fall for First Time in Three Decades
However, U.S. drug overdose death rate remains about seven times higher than a generation ago
Increase Seen in Foster Care Entries Due to Parental Drug Use
Number and proportion of entries attributable to parental drug use increased from 2000 to 2017
High Incarceration Rates Tied to More Drug-Related Deaths
Findings based on U.S. county-level data, independent of opioid prescription rates
Drug- and Alcohol-Related Deaths Higher After Bariatric Surgery
Standardized mortality rates from substance use higher after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Drug, Alcohol, and Suicide Deaths Up Among Millennials
Recommendations to address issue include price strategies, investment in nonopioid, nondrug pain tx
Naloxone Available in One in Three Philadelphia Pharmacies
In chain stores, naloxone was more likely to be in stock and to be available without a prescription
Treatment Rates Low for Parents With Opioid Use Disorder
Many parents with opioid, substance use disorder are living with children; treatment rates are low
Non-Rx Fentanyl Up in Urine Tests Positive for Other Drugs
Significant increases seen in urine drug tests positive for cocaine and methamphetamine
Fatal Overdoses Reduced With Pharmacist Dispensation of Naloxone
However, greater naloxone availability tied to more nonfatal overdoses seen in emergency departments
