Drug Overdose

Life expectancy in the United States has declined for the second consecutive year, reaching levels that have not been seen since 1996, according to provisional data from the CDC.

The widespread co-use of methamphetamine and opioids were associated with nonfatal overdoses among drug users in rural United States communities, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

The majority of people with opioid use disorder in the United States are not receiving life-saving medication due to multiple barriers to access, according to a study published in the International Journal of Drug Policy.

Following the 2021 record-setting report of opioid overdose deaths in the United States, experts are predicting higher rates of overdose deaths, based on the results of a report published in JAMA Network Open.

A new report from the CDC showed that overdose death rates jumped in 2020, especially for people in underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. CDC officials said the historic increase was largely driven by fentanyl.

SAN DIEGO — An increase in drug overdose donor utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a steady transplant volume among all organ types, including liver transplants, according to a presenter at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

SAN DIEGO — Medication-assisted treatment for opioid overdose remains largely inaccessible for pregnant women, according to research presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting.

The CDC estimates that 107,622 overdose deaths occurred in 2021, a 14.9% increase from 2020, which previously held the record for overdose deaths in a 12-month period, according to a report from the National Center for Health Statistics.

The rate of overdose deaths among U.S. teenagers increased exponentially during the COVID-19 pandemic — a first — even as drug use remained stable, researchers found.

About one in four people who may have needed treatment for opioid use disorder received it in 2019, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.