Sentences with phrase «opioid deaths did»

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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.

«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.»

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.

«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.»

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.

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.

Cheap and effective, however, doesn't equal safe, and for 11 million or so Americans who take opioids for chronic pain, side effects include constipation, nausea, sleepiness, confusion and slowed breathing, which can result in death.

But the death certificates didn't include coding that would be picked up by statewide opioid surveillance systems.