Sentences with phrase «on opioid deaths»

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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.

In 2011, 31 % of prescription - opioid - related overdose deaths involved these two kinds of drugs used together, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

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.

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.

Opioid deaths increased slightly in Erie County last year, part of a continuing nationwide trend that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer hopes to stem by insisting on more federal funding to combat the epidemic in a spending bill that must be finalized by the end of next week.

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.

Pols say research shows marijuana usage cuts down on opioid - related deaths and addition relapses.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand brought her campaign to fight the scourge of opioid addiction and death to the City of Newburgh on Friday where she announced new legislation that will target the epidemic at one of its key sources: opioid pain medication prescriptions.

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.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN)- Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and his administration believed that the county was going to see about a five percent increase in opioid deaths in 2017, based on first quarter numbers.

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.

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.

On March 13, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city will distribute 100,000 naloxone kits citywide in attempt to prevent opioid deaths.

According to county Legislator Ben Boykin, a White Plains Democrat and chairman of the Committee on Public Safety & Social Services, the looming cuts to the narcotics unit will pose an abundance of consequences to Westchester, which has seen opioid - related deaths increase by 60 percent this year over last year.

A small group of parents, teachers and friends highlighted this fact by lighting 180 luminous bags in front of Old County Hall on Monday, roughly the number of opioid overdose deaths cases confirmed by the Health Department so far this year.

The county has seen, on average, 11 deaths per week as the result of heroin or opioid overdoses.

On June 7, in the Westchester County Center, County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, launched Project WORTHY: Westchester Opioid Response Teams Helping You, which he said was established to combine all of the county's individual resources to combat a dramatic spike in opioid - related deaths over the last several Opioid Response Teams Helping You, which he said was established to combine all of the county's individual resources to combat a dramatic spike in opioid - related deaths over the last several opioid - related deaths over the last several years.

WASHINGTON — Opioid deaths increased slightly in Erie County last year, part of a continuing nationwide trend that Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer hopes to stem by insisting on more federal funding to combat the epidemic in a spending bill that must be finalized by the end of next week.

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.

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.

When the researchers narrowly focused on the time period from 1999 to 2010 and replicated a model used by other researchers, they obtained results similar to those previously published, showing an approximately 20 percent decline in opioid overdose deaths associated with the passage of any state medical marijuana law.

«It's suggestive evidence that medical marijuana might help divert people away from the path where they would start using [an opioid drug], and of course if they don't start, they're not on that path to misuse and abuse and potentially death.»

They found that the annual rate of deaths due to overdose on an opioid painkiller was nearly 25 % lower in states that permitted medical marijuana.

«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.»

Veterans prescribed higher doses of benzodiazepines while concurrently receiving opioids were at greater risk of overdose death than those on lower doses of benzodiazepines.

On average, states allowing the medical use of marijuana have lower rates of deaths resulting from opioid analgesic overdoses than states without such laws.

If climatologists» warnings are correct, a changing climate could produce more extreme weather patterns, which could then have an effect on opioid overdoses and deaths, said Goetz, who worked with Meri Davlasheridze, assistant professor in marine sciences, Texas A&M at Galveston.

Emergency departments (ED) provide a promising venue to address opioid deaths with education on both overdose prevention and appropriate actions in a witnessed overdose.

(In fact, when the CDC researchers reviewed death records for nearly 200 people who overdosed on opioids during the study period, they found that two - thirds tested positive for fentanyl.)

Since the 1990s, death rates among this demographic — specifically middle - aged white Americans without college degrees — have been on the rise thanks to opioid addiction, alcohol abuse and suicide.

Of those, 22 cases had not been reported to statewide opioid surveillance because the involvement of drugs hadn't been listed on the death certificate.

Some opioid - related deaths may be missed when people die from pneumonia and other infectious diseases spurred on by drug abuse.

«However, on the death certificate it only listed the pneumonia, and it listed no mention of opioids, so this death wasn't counted in the state opioid death surveillance system,» she said.

On its ninth full - length, these Celtic - punk bruisers keep their guitars sharp and tempos revved for songs the band's members have said were inspired in large part by the opioid crisis that's resulted in the deaths of dozens of their friends.

One in 4 children experiences a mental health disorder annually, 73 and half of those who will have a mental health disorder at some point in their life will first be diagnosed at age 14 or younger.74 Furthermore, about half of all children will experience a traumatic event — such as the death of a parent, violence, or extreme poverty — before they reach adulthood.75 And as the opioid epidemic continues to grow, students are coming to school affected by a parent's addiction as well as the havoc and instability that it can wreak on family life.76 In addition, as students experience other issues — such as puberty; family matters, like divorce; and bullying — having supportive trained adults to talk to in school is critical for improving their well - being and attention to learning.

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).

Richard Ausness, a professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law, who has written extensively about the opioid litigation, said the growing problem of overdose deaths and the publicity surrounding them may put pressure on state and local officials to initiate or join opioid lawsuits.