by Zach Dawes Jr | Jan 24, 2022 | Opinion
The drug overdose death rate in the U.S. increased 31% between 2019 and 2020, according to National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) data published on Dec. 30, 2021. There were 91,799 drug overdose deaths (28.3 per 100,000 population) last year, which is up from...
by Monty Self | Aug 27, 2021 | Opinion
There were more than 70,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2019. This number has steadily been rising since the 1990’s, fueled by the opioid crisis of the last two decades. Opioid-related deaths have increased from 21,088 in 2010 to 49,860 in 2019. Specifically,...
by Zach Dawes Jr | May 26, 2021 | News
The number of annual deaths in the U.S. from alcohol, drugs and suicide has more than doubled in the past two decades, according to a report from The Well Being Trust published May 12. There were roughly 156,000 deaths in 2019 due to alcohol, drugs and suicide, up...
by Michael Chancellor | Apr 23, 2021 | Opinion
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 24. While Take Back Day is focused on clearing out opioids from the home that are no longer needed or expired, the annual observance is also an opportunity to clean out other...
by Monty Self | Oct 26, 2020 | Opinion
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Oct. 21 it had reached an $8 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin. Purdue Pharma has been at the center of the nation’s opioid crisis for decades. The company pleaded guilty to paying doctors to...
