More Americans died from drug overdoses last year than ever before. And while deaths are up across nearly every demographic since the start of the pandemic, there’s been an especially alarming spike in overdose deaths among Black Americans. John Yang reports from St. Louis on the growing public health crisis.
A CDC report finds overdose deaths rose significantly for people of color from 2019 to 2020. The synthetic opioid fentanyl is largely to blame, combined with a disruption in treatment and prevention programs during the pandemic. Dr. Edwin Chapman, who specializes in treating addiction, joins John Yang to discuss.
The House Oversight committee held hearing Monday on the federal response to drug addiction and the overdose crisis. Watch the hearing in the player above. “This hearing comes at a very difficult moment for our nation,” said committee chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. “Overdose deaths in American have ...
... of the consequences that this drug-taking may take. And, importantly, we also need to consider that we have a very effective medication for reversing overdoses, Narcan or naloxone, which works if you're overdosing with opioids. But if you're overdosing with methamphetamine contaminated with fentanyl, naloxone does not ...
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic record in the nation's escalating overdose epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated Wednesday. The provisional 2021 total translates to roughly one U.S. overdose death every 5 minutes. It ...
... conservatives, if they take a close look at the harm reduction interventions that are being put forward, like making naloxone more available to prevent an overdose or making clean syringes available to prevent injection-related infectious diseases, I think most conservatives will agree these are important interventions. We should, though ...
“Addiction is a disease of isolation, and recovery depends on relationships,” Wen said. “People who were previously struggling so much have had their social support cut off with no end in sight.” What can be done to save lives Alleviating the nation's mental health and overdose crises won ...
... said Biden has already issued two executive orders to counter fentanyl trafficking and called on Congress to pass his $41 billion request to address the overdose epidemic. In prepared statements, Republican commission members stressed the law enforcement response. "We must redouble our efforts to secure the border against illegal trafficking ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Four men believed to be members of a drug distribution crew have been charged in the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams five months ago, authorities said Wednesday. All four were arrested Tuesday and were in custody based on criminal complaints in Manhattan federal court, including ...
... and talk from Trump. Dr. Bertha Madras, who sat on Trump’s commission and regards their 2017 report as “sound” and “evidence-based,” the newest overdose numbers lay bare that more must be done. She says emphasizing the need for harm reduction above all else ignores individuals who sell illicit ...
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