Search Tag: overdose deaths
2024 16 Jun
A National Institutes of Health’s HEALing (Helping to End Addiction Long-Term) Communities Study evaluated a data-driven intervention aimed at reducing opioid-related overdose deaths by engaging communities to implement evidence-based practices, such as increasing naloxone distribution and enhancing access to medication for opioid use disorder....Read more
2022 02 Aug
A new study suggests that the coming wave of opioid overdose deaths will be worse than ever and will not discriminate between rural and urban areas. Every area is expected to see a dramatic increase in opioid-involved overdose deaths. According to the researchers, opioid overdoses have reached a historic high. This increase is primarily driven...Read more