... that defense filings highlighting Floyd's drug use amount to killing him a second time. "They are trying to claim some asinine theory about an overdose. I want to be clear about this. The only overdose that killed George Floyd was an overdose of excessive force and racism by the ...
... and houses they were living in to now hotel rooms, to now the back seats of cars. And I see it every single day. Our overdose rate here where I am is up about 20 percent with fatal and non-fatal overdoses. Stephanie Sy: Loyd says telehealth has expanded access ...
... postpartum depression and anxiety, and the pandemic, experts worry, is building on those disparities. Although data is limited, preliminary research suggests that suicide and drug overdoses within a year of giving birth are a substantial contributor to maternal death. One pre-existing factor is that Medicaid, which covers almost half ...
... other causes. The newly released data is considered provisional and subject to change as more information comes in. Certain categories of deaths — suicides or drug overdoses, for example — often involve lengthy investigations before a cause is assigned. The outbreak’s disproportionate effect on communities of color is not limited to ...
... addiction medicine at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis, Minnesota. However, he cautioned that the most recent CDC data from 2019 pointed to a record number of overdose deaths in the U.S. that predates the coronavirus outbreak, making it difficult to know what is happening in 2020. One solution to address ...
... legislation aimed directly at the challenges we face right now.” The GOP leader, who is up for reelection in November alongside Trump, dashed home to Kentucky for an event with the nation’s drug czar, Jim Carroll, in part of Appalachia confronting opioid addiction. Kentucky has faced skyrocketing overdose deaths.
... officials scramble to respond. Plus: Former CDC head Dr. Tom Frieden on critical data collection during the pandemic, escalating tensions between the U.S. and China, the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine, American drug overdoses rise, the latest census political controversy and a children’s song about racial violence.
... come on the "NewsHour": the U.S. orders a Chinese consulate closed, alleging theft of data and intellectual property; medical developers race against the clock, as questions remain about delivery of an eventual vaccine; drug overdoses increase dramatically, as people struggling with addiction lose access to treatment; and much more.
Jen Cutting: I probably personally know of 11 people who overdosed in the last three months. William Brangham: Jen Cutting is in recovery from heroin and methamphetamines, and now works as a certified peer recovery coach in Upstate New York. She says, both the pandemic and the government's response ...
... before it hit, we were doing really well," Trump said. "Unfortunately, the shutdowns caused by the China virus have led to a recent rise in overdose deaths." Later he will attend a private political fundraiser in Hillsboro Beach, just outside Miami.Trump, trailing in the polls, is eager to signal ...
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