Pa.'s opioid crisis by the numbers: From addicted babies to overdose deaths

U.S. leads list of 13 countries in overdose deaths

CNN (11/12, Thomas) reports new research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found the U.S. “has more than double the rate of premature overdose deaths of at least 12 other countries,” wit…

Heroin overdose deaths are skyrocketing. Here are 2 theories for why.

This City’s Overdose Deaths Have Plunged. Can Others Learn From It?

Dayton, Ohio, had one of the highest overdose death rates in the nation in 2017. The city made many changes, and fatal overdoses are down more than 50 percent from last year.

How Hospitals Are Treating Opioid Addicted Babies

Overdose From Prescription Painkillers Drops By 20% While Heroin Overdoses Spike

Introduction of abuse-deterrent OxyContin and removal of propoxyphene from the marketplace in 2010 both led to a 20 percent drop in prescription painkiller ODs.

What is the Opioid Overdose Reduction Act?

The federal government is working to protect first responders saving the lives of drug addicts.

Why this father didn’t hide his daughter’s heroin overdose in her obituary

If the obituary "could save one life," Tom Parks said, "that would mean that Molly didn't die in vain."

How a low-level drug dealer caused two dozen overdoses

Bruce Griggs, 22, will face a federal judge to learn his fate: Will he be shown leniency, or will he spend as much as the next 20 years behind bars?

What Is an Unintentional Workplace Overdose Death?

One topic in Nancy Grover’s inaugural “5 Things You Need to Know” segment on this website this morning really caught my eye. She writes about the just released Bureau of Labor Statistics report outlining workplace deaths for the year 2017. She reports that there was a 25% increase in “unintentional workplace overdose deaths” that year. The prior year there had been 217; in 2017 that grew to 272 such deaths
I know this will be a shock to many of you, as it…

Why are Drug Overdose Deaths on the Rise?

Drug Overdoses continue to claim the lives of thousands of Americans every year. From location to genetics, find out why this number continues to rise.

Supply and demand, not ‘profiteering,’ is why overdose drugs cost more

Naloxone isn’t magic, but its power to rescue a heroin user from the brink of death can certainly seem miraculous. The anti-overdose drug, also known by the brand name Narcan, is easy to administer and has saved thousands of lives. First responders are often awestruck at how swiftly it can revive a dying addict. “It’s just incredible,” the deputy fire chief of Revere, Mass., marveled in a public-radio interview last year. “There’s somebody who’s on the ground who’s literally dead. They have no…

Why this father didn’t hide his daughter’s heroin overdose in her

When the father of 24-year-old Molly Parks took on the painful task of writing his daughter's obituary, he made sure her battle with addiction was not hidden away but central to it.

How Do You Recover After Millions Have Watched You Overdose?

Amid an opioid crisis, police and strangers with cameras are posting raw images of drug users passed out. For those whose bleakest moments now live online, life is never the same.

What opioid hysteria leaves out: most overdoses involve a mix of drugs

The rising opioid death rate is alarming, but it’s time they didn’t take sole blame for fatalities

How You Can Help Stop Prescription Painkiller Overdoses

The number of prescriptions for painkillers quadrupled in the U.S. Every day 44 Americans die from a prescription painkiller overdose. Learn how you can help

RISE Honorees: How a Mass. PD is winning the opioid overdose battle

After his city suffered 47 overdose deaths in an 18-month period, Lt. Patrick Glynn began to think seriously about the role of cops in treating OD victims

New overdose death numbers show troubling trends

New numbers from the Franklin County coroner show overdose deaths are up, but not a sharply as previous years. However it is not a sign that opioid crisis is lessening, in fact, the drug crisis may be expanding into other drugs, said Dr. Anahi Oritiz.Orti