Sentences with phrase «for opioid deaths»

The 2017 weekly average for opioid deaths in Erie County is 6.8 deaths per week.

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But further analysis released by the public health agency Friday highlight two alarming trends for U.S. mortality: significant rises in gun and, especially, drug overdose deaths (with the latter driven by the ongoing opioid crisis in America).

On Thursday, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy sent this letter to 2.3 million American doctors asking for their help to curb what's being called an «unprecedented» epidemic of opioid painkiller overdose deaths.

More than 33,000 American deaths involved opioids in 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and opioid overdoses have quadrupled since 1999.

State Attorney General Andy Beshear is bringing suit against Endo Pharmaceuticals, which makes the opioid Opana ER, for alleged fraudulent and deceptive marketing practices which have contributed to a rising tide of painkiller - related deaths in Kentucky.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were more than 42,000 opioid - related deaths in 2016.

For example, she said, research has tied medical marijuana laws to fewer opioid overdose deaths.

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will unveil a plan on Monday to combat the opioid addiction crisis that includes seeking the death penalty for drug dealers and urging Congress to toughen sentencing laws for drug traffickers, White House officials said on Sunday.

The Ultimate Deterrent: Trump's forthcoming proposals to address the opioid epidemic reportedly include the death penalty for some drug dealers — an idea that Republican lawmakers appear to be open to.

Donald Trump wants the death penalty for the black and brown people he blames for the opioid crisis.

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.

According to a report from Politico, the White House's soon - to - be-unveiled plan to combat the opioid crisis includes one detail that should terrify and outrage pro-life advocates: The death penalty for even low - level drug dealers.

And he says execution should be the flagship «get tough» consequence for drug dealers, claiming that countries that impose the death penalty for drug traffickers don't have drug crises like America's opioid problem.

Opioid overdose and death are a real threat for teens experimenting with drugs, so parents must take every opportunity to talk with their children about drug abuse.

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.

President Trump traveled to the first - in - the - nation primary state of New Hampshire to rail against drug dealers responsible for the deadly opioid epidemic devastating the US, vowing «tough action» including the death penalty.

Facing a rising death toll from drug overdoses, state lawmakers across the country are testing a strategy to boost treatment for opioid addicts: Force drug manufacturers and their distributors to pay for it.

In 2016, Suffolk County had 360 deaths related to opioids and Nassau County tallied 195 — a record high total of 555 for Long Island, officials said.

The New York Democrat announced his support for the legislation Tuesday in Rochester, where he says there have been increases in crimes, overdoses and deaths from opioids and synthetic counterparts.

According to the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office — which handles the caseload for Oneida County — of the 166 drug / toxin - related deaths in Oneida County between 2013 and 2016, 56 were heroin - related, 26 were fentanyl - related, 24 were heroin and fentanyl - related and 30 were attributed to other opioids.

On the issue of opioid abuse, Perini said he would use what is known that the «Kingpin» statute to get penalties of 25 years to life for drug sellers he said were responsible for 400 overdose deaths last year.

The «Too Good for Drugs» expansion is part of a comprehensive city effort unveiled on Staten Island Monday to combat opioid misuse deaths across the five boroughs.

State senators are turning to police, doctors, and their constituents for proposed solutions to the increase in deaths from opioid overdoses.

In another matter, the opioid epidemic was reportedly responsible for more than 260 deaths in 2015.

At a time when fatal heroin and opioid overdoses have risen to unprecedented rates — 10 suspected opiate overdose deaths a week in Erie County — many area families complain that health care insurers are denying coverage for loved ones seeking medication and inpatient treatment for their addictions.

«Every member of the New York delegation should be held accountable for doing everything within their means to stop this reprehensible bill from threatening our ability to combat the opioid crisis and stop the ever - rising death toll.»

The Erie County Legislature approved a $ 1.67 billion budget for next year that slightly reduces the property tax rate for the second year in a row and focuses more attention on the heroin and opioid epidemic that is contributing to the rising drug death toll in Erie County.

As things stand, Erie County is poised to end the year with 357 confirmed or suspected opioid - related deaths for 2016, a significant increase over the 256 deaths in 2015 and 128 in 2014.

Public health officials on Thursday reported 42 suspected opioid overdose deaths in Erie County for the month so far, half of them since Dec. 19 and six alone on Dec. 27.

Overdose deaths from opioids, including prescription opioids and heroin, have more than quadrupled since 1999, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 2016, the county had 11 heroin - related deaths, eight opioid overdose deaths and nearly 1,200 people admitted to treatment for heroin and opioid use, officials said.

As of May 1 of this year, there have been 24 confirmed opioid overdose deaths and another 114 suspected overdose deaths for which toxicology reports are pending.

If more suspected deaths in 2017 are eliminated as true opioid - related fatalities, the death rate for last year would be even lower.

The report, «Drugs for Dollars: How Medicaid Helps Fuel the Opioid Epidemic,» highlighted how increased access to addictive painkilling drugs was a factor — though not the only factor — in the growing drug - related death toll.

The effort comes as a way to stem the tide of rising costs for government and public safety from a growing drug epidemic in Westchester County, which has seen opioid - related deaths increase by 60 percent in the last year, according to county Legislator Ben Boykin, a White Plains Democrat.

The CDC laid out new recommendations for opioid drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin, and Percocet, as the risks in the form of addiction and death outweigh their alleged benefits.

Meantime, the State Department struck a deal with the UN to make it harder to import the chemicals used in making fentanyl, a powerful artificial opioid that was responsible for 60 percent of Erie County's opioid - related deaths in 2017.

In 2015, over 33,000 deaths nationwide were attributed to opioid overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

If this site does get off the ground, it could finally pave the way for other cities to follow suit — giving communities new hope that the rising death toll from the opioid crisis might finally begin to reverse.

Opioid related deaths contributed to the first increase in the death rate in the United States in more than two decades — an uptick last seen at the height of the HIV / AIDs epidemic in 1993 — and factored into a year - over-year decline in the nation's life expectancy rate in 2015, according to an expert addressing a congressional briefing and a related presentation on the opioid epidemic at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's headquarters on MOpioid related deaths contributed to the first increase in the death rate in the United States in more than two decades — an uptick last seen at the height of the HIV / AIDs epidemic in 1993 — and factored into a year - over-year decline in the nation's life expectancy rate in 2015, according to an expert addressing a congressional briefing and a related presentation on the opioid epidemic at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's headquarters on Mopioid epidemic at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's headquarters on May 10.

Increasingly, such potent opioids are claiming the lives of young adults aged 20 - 34 and, for the first time, have made opioid - related deaths the leading cause of accidental deaths, surpassing motor vehicle accidents and gun violence, 2015 National Center for Health Statistics data show.

Researchers from RAND and the University of California, Irvine analyzed information about treatment admissions for addiction to pain medications from 1999 to 2012 and state - level overdose deaths from opioids from 1999 to 2013.

The report — the most - detailed examination of medical marijuana and opioid deaths conducted to date — found that legalizing medical marijuana was associated with lower levels of opioid deaths only in states that had provisions for dispensaries that made medical marijuana easily available to patients.

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.

Deaths and cases of substance use disorders linked to opioid painkillers have risen to epidemic levels nationally, with more than 14,000 deaths from prescription opioids in 2014 according to the Centers for Disease Control and PreveDeaths and cases of substance use disorders linked to opioid painkillers have risen to epidemic levels nationally, with more than 14,000 deaths from prescription opioids in 2014 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevedeaths from prescription opioids in 2014 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported late last year that 2014 saw a record 28,647 overdose deaths due to the misuse of prescription opioids and heroin.

Together with the other members of the Guideline Committee and the ASAM leadership, Drs. Kampman and Jarvis hope the information provided will help to make treatment more readily available for people with addiction involving opioid use, thus stemming the tide of overdose deaths.

«As opioid use and overdose deaths in this country exceed epidemic proportions,» they conclude, «the urgency for an expanded research agenda on best practices for comprehensive treatment could not be more critical.»

The committee that conducted the study and wrote the report recommended actions the FDA, other federal agencies, state and local governments, and health - related organizations should take — which include promoting more judicious prescribing of opioids, expanding access to treatment for opioid use disorder, preventing more overdose deaths, weighing societal impacts in opioid - related regulatory decisions, and investing in research to better understand the nature of pain and develop non-addictive alternatives.

Overprescribing of opioid medications for pain has contributed to a record - high number of drug - related deaths in the United States in recent years.