Sentences with phrase «opioid drug deaths»

In 2016, Onondaga County's opioid drug death rate was the highest in the state, excluding New York City, according to health statistics published by the county's health department.

In 2016, Onondaga County's opioid drug death rate was the highest in the state, excluding New York City, according to health

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One key factor contributing to the trend is the major spike in fatalities related to drugs, including prescription painkillers containing addictive opioids (like oxycodone and fentanyl) and illegal drugs like heroin; another is the second straight year that gun deaths have risen after 15 years of remaining relatively stable.

Earlier this year Trump repeatedly suggested giving drug dealers the death penalty in an effort to solve the ongoing opioid crisis.

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).

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.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP)-- Some of the pills taken from Prince's estate in Paisley Park after his death were counterfeit drugs that actually contained fentanyl — a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin, an official close to the investigation said.

The state saw a total of 439 drug overdoses in 2015; most were related to opioids, and about 70 percent of these opioid - related deaths involved fentanyl.

Drugmakers have benefitted from the surge of opioid - related deaths in the U.S.; last year, Bloomberg reported that the drug's price had risen tenfold in recent years, with state and local governments shelling out to make the med more widely available.

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.

Drug overdose deaths — originally from prescription opioids but increasingly now from heroin and fentanyl — have emerged as an increasingly grave social issue, steadily worsening over the past few years even as the economy improves.

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.

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.

Nevada and five other states are filing new lawsuits accusing a Connecticut - based pharmaceutical company of using deceptive marketing to boost drug sales that fueled opioid overdose deaths.

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.

The above article was updated to correct several statistics from the city Department of Health and to clarify that Staten Island recorded the highest rate of drug overdose deaths overall, not just opioid overdose deaths, in 2014.

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.

In the face of roughly 11 deaths each week in Erie County due to opioid drug overdoses, the County Legislature is poised to approve a «crisis response plan» today that would better connect those suffering from addiction with services and expand Health Department programs aimed add addressing the epidemic.

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.

More than 320 local deaths last year have been tied to opioid - related drug overdoses.

Making this drug available without a prescription is critical to combating the rise in opioid related deaths.»

So far this year, there have been 16 drug - related deaths in Rockland County, all but one involving opioids, according to Day.

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 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 drugs was a factor — though not the only factor — in the growing drug - related death toll.

The Erie County Health Department recorded 268 suspected and confirmed opioid - related drug deaths in 2017.

New York City could become the first city in the United States to adopt supervised injection facilities — also known as safe injection sites — in an effort to combat drug overdose deaths and the opioid epidemic.

Staten Island is in the throes of a prescription drug epidemic with the borough having the highest rate of opioid OD deaths in the city.

In 2016, 142 people died of drug abuse in the county, commonly due to drugs including fentanyl, heroin and other opioids, an increase of 64 deaths compared to 2015.

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.

In Erie County, the opioid epidemic resulted in three times as many drug deaths last year than in 2013, and that trend will continue, according to county Health Department figures.

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.

County Executive Mark Poloncarz established a community task force to tackle the issue and earmarked $ 375,000 this year to combat heroin and other opioid - related drug deaths.

As the death toll from opioid overdoses continues to rise, Erie County is hitting back with a lawsuit against pharmaceutical makers and doctors who prescribe the drugs.

According to Schneiderman, opioids, both prescription and illicit, are driving the rising number of drug overdose deaths across the United States.

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.

As I've been reporting a story about the opioid epidemic, I've sorted through a lot of tragic numbers that make the astronomical spike in deaths and injuries related to the drugs feel more real.

«Our findings are consistent with previous studies showing an association between the legalization of medical marijuana and lower deaths from overdoses of opioids,» said Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, co-author of the study and co-director of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center.

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.

The National Institute of Drug Abuse has found that increasing access to medication assisted treatment decreases opioid use, deaths related to overdoses, crime and the transmission of diseases, Boyle said, though the approach is not being used enough.

«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.»

Nevada and Nebraska are considering using the opioid drug fentanyl to carry out death penalty executions

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.

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

According to the CDC, drug overdose deaths from synthetic opioids like fentanyl increased by 72 per cent between 2014 and 2015.