Don't kill the painkiller, educate
the people Accidental overdose of paracetamol, aka acetaminophen, kills 1500 people in the US every year.
Not exact matches
A report by drug policy think tank Volteface stated that 3,700
people died from things like infected syringes and
accidental overdoses and recommended a trial of drug consumption rooms to provide a safe, clean and legal space for users.
Accidental overdoses among
people taking opioids that interact with other drugs have also been on the rise, so the OSI effort also focused on use of benzodiazepine sedatives.
According to Dr. Landen, about 500
people throughout the state die from an
accidental drug
overdose every year.
An increasing number of
people of working age (aged 25 - 65) die from
accidental deaths from drug misuse or
overdose, with
accidental prescription drug
overdoses rising.
Where non-Indigenous
people are more likely to be at risk of post-release death from
accidental drug
overdose, particularly opioids, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people are more likely to die from alcohol - related harms, preventable health conditions and suicide.
More
people are dying of opioid abuse and
accidental overdose than ever before.