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... non-incarcerated people during the first two weeks after release. Some of the most common causes of death for this population group included fatal drug overdoses, cancer, cardiovascular disease, homicide and suicide. “When someone leaves jail or prison, they're on their own pretty much to go and find their ...
... We've also markedly reduced the risk of deaths from car accidents. But this upward trend is the result of four causes, suicides, homicides, drug overdoses and car accidents, mainly in young people 10 to 19 years old. John Yang: These are not organic problems. They seem preventable? Dr. Steven ...
... Justice Department charged 28 members of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel in a sweeping investigation of fentanyl trafficking. The drug has fueled a surge of overdose deaths. Today's indictments name several sons of convicted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the so-called Chapitos known for their brutality. Anne ...
... in the hospital. And a lot of my patients coming in for the last year have been exhibiting increasing symptoms of wounds and more complicated overdoses. And they have just been telling me: "You know, Doc, something doesn't feel right. And I'm having new symptoms that I haven ...
... those accused of running drug labs and providing security and weapons for the drug trafficking operation, prosecutors said. Nearly 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2021. The Drug Enforcement Administration says most the fentanyl trafficked in the United States comes from the Sinaloa cartel ...
... nbsp; Explore more of the series here: Diabetes a major factor behind declining life expectancy in rural areas Rural healthcare access at risk as public health efforts become politicized Wider access to Narcan helps rural communities fight overdose deaths West Virginia doctors work to bridge healthcare gap in rural areas
... an overdose crisis plaguing the U.S. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 107,000 people died from overdoses in the 12 months that ended Nov. 30, 2022. Before 2020, the number of overdose deaths had never topped 100,000. Most of the ...
... McCarthy amid rising tensions between the U.S. and China. Former President Trump remains defiant after being charged with multiple felonies as the political reaction to the case risks further dividing the country. Plus, how rural communities are using a fast-acting overdose treatment in the fight against opioid addiction.
Saturday on PBS News Weekend, another round of massive storms unleashed deadly tornadoes across the South and Midwest. Then, a look at the FDA’s decision to allow over-the-counter sales of the overdose reversal drug Narcan. Plus, a shortage of both public defenders and prosecutors in Wisconsin is ...
... Palm Sunday service marking the beginning of Holy Week for Christians. Still to come on "PBS News Weekend," what the over-the-counter approval of an overdose reversal drug means for the fight against opioids. And why a shortage of lawyers in Wisconsin is raising questions about the legal system.
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