“During the past three years, our community ... the North County saw 70 fentanyl overdose deaths in 2022 but 46 in 2023. South County fentanyl deaths doubled from 33 in 2021 to 66 in 2023.
Deadly, addictive fentanyl has certainly earned the spotlight when it comes to overdose ... Deaths related to psychostimulant use have more than doubled in California over just three years ...
The number of suicides among US college student athletes has doubled over the past ... calculated that there were nine deaths every two years in male athletes; three deaths every two years in ...
A 17-year-old boy with shaggy blond hair stepped onto the scale at Tri-River Family Health Center in Uxbridge, Massachusetts.
Alberta's toxic drug death toll has been blamed on a worsening "addiction crisis" and “soaring addiction rates for opioids ...
In fact, buprenorphine prescriptions for adolescents were declining as overdose deaths for 10- to 19-year-olds more than doubled ... two or three years ago," Julie said. "Would it have changed ...
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends offering buprenorphine to teens addicted to opioids. But only 6% of pediatricians report ever doing so.
Nearly 25% of recent overdose deaths among 10- to 19-year-olds were ... “Oh my gosh, I would have been having Sam here, like, two or three years ago,” Julie said. “Would it have changed ...
In a twisted, deadly development, drug use among adolescents has declined — but drug-associated deaths are up. The main culprits are fake Xanax, Adderall, or Percocet pills laced with the powerful ...
Officials say the numbers are subject to change, as medical investigations on deaths over the past three years are being finalized. But the preliminary numbers are the lowest seen in the past decade.
In fact, buprenorphine prescriptions for adolescents were declining as overdose deaths for 10- to 19-year-olds more than doubled ... two or three years ago,” Julie said.