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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) finds that the current evidence is insufficient to recommend primary care-based interventions to prevent illicit drug use in children

USPSTF Finds Evidence Lacking to Prevent Illicit Drug Use in Youth

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Evidence insufficient to recommend primary care interventions to prevent, cut drug use in youth
Eight candidate touchpoints are associated with increased risk of fatal opioid overdose

Eight Touchpoints May Predict Opioid Overdoses

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These factors identify more than half of opioid overdose decedents and may represent prevention opportunities
The incidence of infective endocarditis associated with drug abuse increased from 2002 to 2016 in the United States

2002 to 2016 Saw Rise in Drug Abuse-Linked Infective Endocarditis

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Patients were younger, more often white men, poorer, and had fewer comorbidities
Opioid deaths decreased during January to July 2018

CDC: January to July 2018 Saw Decrease in Opioid Deaths

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But deaths from illicitly manufactured fentanyl increased during same period
Among former smokers

Depression, Substance Use Increasing in Former Smokers

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2005 to 2016 saw increase in prevalence of major depression; marijuana use increased from 2002 to 2016
Misuse of prescription drugs is common among high school students

Prescription Drug Misuse Common in High Schoolers

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44 percent of high school seniors who misuse prescription drugs have multiple drug sources
In 2017

Age-Adjusted Drug Overdose Death Rate Higher in Urban Counties

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Rates of age-adjusted death higher in urban counties for men; higher in rural counties for women
HIV-positive individuals who inject drugs are more likely to have a detectable viral load and engage in high-risk sexual behaviors

Transmission Risks Up for HIV-Positive Injection Drug Users

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HIV-positive injection drug users often have detectable viral load, participate in risky behaviors
Workplace injuries severe enough to warrant more than a week away from work may increase the risk for death among workers

Work-Related Injuries Up Suicide and Drug-Related Death

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Suicide and drug-related mortality higher in both male and female injured workers
For the first time in three decades

U.S. Drug OD Deaths Fall for First Time in Three Decades

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However, U.S. drug overdose death rate remains about seven times higher than a generation ago