News: Overdose Deaths Continue Rising, With... (The New York Times) - Behind the headlines
In the news
Media coverage of health and science topics
Overdose Deaths Continue Rising, With Fentanyl and Meth Key Culprits
New data shows a surge in overdose deaths involving fentanyl and methamphetamine. Overall, the nation saw a 15 percent increase in deaths from overdoses in 2021.
Read more at The New York Times
Behind the headlines
Research findings and data from the National Library of Medicine
PubMed articles
Treatment retention, return to use, and recovery support following COVID-19 relaxation of methadone take-home dosing in two rural opioid treatment programs: A mixed methods analysis
Take-home methadone dose relaxations were associated with increased methadone take-home doses, improved retention, and decreased UDT opioid positive results among clinica …
Take-home dosing experiences among persons receiving methadone maintenance treatment during COVID-19
Our study found variation in experiences of take-home dosing by clinic and little diversion of take-home doses. While SAMSHA guidance should allow expanded access to take …
Trends in seizures of powders and pills containing illicit fentanyl in the United States, 2018 through 2021
Seizures of drugs containing fentanyl have been increasing in the US. Given that over a quarter of fentanyl seizures are now in pill form, people who obtain counterfeit p …
Trends in Drug Overdose Deaths Among US Adolescents, January 2010 to June 2021
This study assesses trends in drug overdose deaths among US adolescents aged 14 to 18 years from January 2010 to June 2021, by substance type and race and ethnicity, usin …
Related content
Similar articles
Reviews
People also viewed
Also of interest
Additional recent and related news
Fentanyl Tainted Pills Bought on Social Media Cause Youth Drug Deaths to Soar
Teenagers and young adults are turning to Snapchat, TikTok and other social media apps to find Percocet, Xanax and other pills. The vast majority are laced with deadly doses of fentanyl, police say.
As drug deaths soar, experts urge expanded access to methadone
Studies show methadone works. But draconian regulations make it hard to get even amid the drug crisis.
What makes fentanyl so dangerous and how can people prevent overdoses? Our expert explains | CNN
Synthetic opioids, primarily the powerful drug fentanyl, are the main driver of sky-high overdose deaths in the US. CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen explains what makes fentanyl so dangerous and what can be used to reverse its effects.
If you're worried about prescription opioids, you should be really scared of fentanyl
The U.S. opioid crisis has passed a dubious milestone: Overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids like fentanyl have surpassed deaths involving prescription opioids.
Teen overdose deaths are rapidly rising -- but not because more of them are using drugs | CNN
Despite a low in teen drug use, overdose deaths in adolescents are on the rise, according to a new study. Experts say counterfeit prescription pills are in part to blame, and that neither families nor the teens taking them know the risks the pills pose.