In the United States, drugs have been found out to be a major cause of death due to overdose. Deaths by Fentanyl drug overdose doubled in 2014 in just a year compared to 2013. New method has been deployed to determine the cause of drug overdose.
Drug overdose is going to be a problem in the United States for a very long time, until authorities find a new way to stop drug smuggling.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have granted 16 states with funding to combat the drug epidemic and opioid prescription drug overdose deaths in the country.
New DEA chief says heroin is more dangerous than marijuana, and that the department must focus on the cases that deal with the most dangerous drugs.
Flakka, a designer drug that goes by many names, is steadily gaining popularity and infamy in many cities across America.
The surge of heroin use and cases of subsequent Hepatitis C infection in central Ohio has alarmed state health officials.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 21, 2014) -- A new report from the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (KIPRC) reveals the prevalence and charges associated with drug overdose in the Bluegrass state. The report, "Drug Overdose Deaths, Hospitalizations, and Emergency Department Visits in Kentucky, 2000‐2012", analyzes overdose morbidity and mortality among Kentucky residents and documents the enormous societal and financial toll on the Commonwealth's population. KIPRC, located in the UK College of Public Health, is a bona fide agent for the Kentucky Department for Public Health.
