Sentences with phrase «caused opioid overdose»

Some 250 such lawsuits have been filed alleging that deceptive industry marketing practices have caused opioid overdose deaths to skyrocket.

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The synthetic opioid fentanyl is so powerful that it could cause accidental overdoses in the very first responders who trying to save its victims, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) warned in new guidelines released Tuesday.

Though it's been particularly hard - hit, Ohio isn't alone in having to deal with the crisis of death caused by opioid addiction and overdoses.

Last year, stats concerning the opioid epidemic crossed a grim new line: Overdoses — mostly on opioids — are now the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50.

Republican state Sen. Andrew Lanza on Thursday compared the public outrage to mass shooting deaths and asked why there isn't more for deaths caused by opioid overdoses.

Deaths due to opioid overdose are in decline in the United States according to recent medical surveys with the overdose antidote naloxone (Narcan) credited as a main cause of this positive trend.

According to documents regarding the introduction of the program, in 2015, 107 Westchester County residents died of fatal drug overdoses, and 83 percent of those deaths were caused by heroin — many of such users started with using prescription opioids.

At least 21 people died of suspected opioid overdoses in the past 10 days, perhaps caused by a powerful drug similar to fentanyl, County Executive Mark Poloncarz said.

On International Overdose Awareness Day and every day, the Department of Health remains dedicated to giving New Yorkers the tools they need to break the cycle of misery caused by heroin and opioid abuse and find their path to recovery.»

Naloxone (brand name: Narcan ®) is a lifesaving medication that can save lives by reversing the effect of overdoses caused by heroin or other opioids, such as hydrocodone and oxycodone prescription drugs.

The Opioid Epidemic [May 10, 2017] Opioid addiction has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, with overdoses and deaths caused by prescribed and «street» drugs on the rise.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioid abuse is a serious public health issue, with drug overdoses identified as the leading cause of injury death in the United States.

In 2010, prescription opioids were the primary cause (60 %) of overdose deaths in the United States (where the drug was identified), compared to causing 30 % of overdoses in 1999.

Drug overdose, driven primarily by opioids, is now the leading cause of unintentional injury deaths in the United States, and trends indicate that premature deaths associated with the use of opioids are likely to climb.

Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed new opioid pain relievers that reduce pain on par with morphine but do not slow or stop breathing — the cause of opiate overdose.

But addicts on buprenorphine continue to want the real thing, and they often raise the level of opioids they take in an attempt to get high, causing an overdose.

Opioids, often prescribed as pain medications, have now become the country's leading cause of drug overdose.

Although those studies show a correlation over time between the passage of medical marijuana laws and opioid overdose death rates, they do not provide any evidence that the laws caused the reduction in deaths.

And as opioid overdose deaths are mostly due to respiratory suppression, safer prescription opioids could ultimately decrease the number of deaths caused by abusing prescription opioids.

A new multi-institutional study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine and led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, examined the rate of deaths caused by opioid overdoses between 1999 and 2010.

Opioid overdose is one of the leading causes of accidental death in the U.S..

Not only did long - acting opioids increase the risk of unintentional overdose deaths, but they were also shown to increase mortality from cardiorespiratory events and other causes.

Substance use disorders of highly addictive opioids like heroin, fentanyl and oxycodone continue to skyrocket in the U.S. Intravenous opioid use disorders are a major contributor to the drug overdoses that are the leading cause of injury death in the United States, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

As opioid overdose deaths are mostly due to respiratory suppression, safer prescription opioids, such as those being developed by Dr. Bohn, could also ultimately decrease the number of deaths caused by abusing prescription opioids.

Opioid overdoses have become the leading cause of accidental deaths for Americans under the age of 50.

Sadly, opioid drugs are typically prescribed as a first line of treatment for back pain, 1 not exercise, and these drugs have now surpassed both heroin and cocaine as the leading cause of fatal drug overdoses in the US.

On May 4, 2017, the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act («Act») became law as part of the Government of Canada's approach to address the growing number of overdoses and deaths caused by opioids (pain relieving drugs, including fentanyl).

According to the CDC deaths from drug overdoses now outnumber deaths caused by car accidents, with about 110 overdose deaths per day and more than fifty percent of those involving opioids.