2016 to 2021 Saw Increase in Drug Overdose Rates Involving Fentanyl
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 -- From 2016 to 2021, there was an increase in age-adjusted drug overdose death rates involving fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, according to a May Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication from the U.S.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
CDC: Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Increased 279% Over Recent Years
(MedPage Today) -- Drug overdose death rates involving fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine increased from 2016 through 2021, CDC researchers said.
The age-adjusted overdose death rate involving fentanyl rose by 279%, from 5.7 per 100,000 standard... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - May 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Opioid Crisis Worse Now Than Ever: Drug Overdose Deaths Spike Amid Fentanyl Surge
Deaths from cocaine and methamphetamine also rose sharply in 2021, CDC researchers warned, and the rate of deaths from fentanyl overdoses has nearly quadrupled in the five years between 2016 and 2021. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Hart, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news topline Source Type: news
Methamphetamine-induced profound rhabdomyolysis and myoglobin cast nephropathy: a case report and a literature review - Chansaengpetch N, Worasuwannarak W, Worawichawong S.
A 46-year-old male with a history of substance abuse was found dead in custody 30 hours post incarceration for a minor offense. The scene demonstrates the body lying in a prone position in the cell room, locked from the outside. No signs of violence were f... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
"The familiar taste of poison": a qualitative study of multi-level motivations for stimulant use in sexual minority men living in South Florida - Davis-Ewart L, Lee JY, Viamonte M, Colon-Burgos J, Harkness A, Kanamori M, Duncan DT, Doblecki-Lewis S, Carrico AW, Grov C.
BACKGROUND: In the US, stimulant use is associated with a 3-6 times greater rate of HIV seroconversion in sexual minority men (SMM) than in those who do not use stimulants. Annually, 1 in 3 SMM who HIV seroconvert will be persistent methamphetamine (meth) ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
What Is Meth Mouth? Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
WEDNESDAY, April 26, 2023 -- Methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant that has been around for a long time, creating multiple health issues for users.
But there is another downside to this drug: It can ravage the dental health of users.
Meth... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
DHS Awards $8 million for Opioid and Stimulant Treatment Services
Over 4,000 people throughout Wisconsin will have access to treatment for the problem use of opioids or stimulants now through September because of $8 million in grants awarded today by the Department of Health Services (DHS) to three tribal nations and 22 county agencies. Opioids include prescription pain relievers, heroin, and fentanyl. Stimulants include cocaine and methamphetamine. “Improving access to treatment is a critical part of our plan to reduce the hurt and heartbreak caused by the...(see release)JenniferC.MillerApril 20, 2023 (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - April 20, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: JenniferC.Miller Source Type: news
Predictors of methamphetamine use in a longitudinal birth cohort - Boden JM, Foulds JA, Cantal C, Jones R, Dent J, Mora K, Goulding J.
BACKGROUND: Identifying predictors of methamphetamine use can inform population prevention strategies. METHODS: Participants (n = 1265) born in Christchurch, New Zealand were followed from birth to age 40. Methamphetamine outcomes (any use since ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
The association of FKBP5 polymorphisms with the severity of depressive disorder in patients with methamphetamine use disorders - Fang T, Liu MN, Tian XY, Lu GY, Li F, Zhang X, Liu F, Hao W, Wu N, Li H, Li J.
BACKGROUND: Co-occurring depressive disorder (DD) in patients of methamphetamine use disorder (MAUD) impacts the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of the disease. Although FKBP5 has been associated with a variety of psychiatric disorders, whether FKBP5 i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Co-Involvement of Heroin, Fentanyl in Methamphetamine Mortality Co-Involvement of Heroin, Fentanyl in Methamphetamine Mortality
This study found a 50-fold increase in the methamphetamine mortality rate over the last decade, accompanied by an increasing proportion of deaths that co-involved heroin or fentanyl.American Journal of Public Health (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
Syphilis cases in babies skyrocket in Canada amid health-care failures
The number of babies born with syphilis in Canada is rising at a far faster rate than recorded in the United States or Europe, an increase public health experts said is driven by increased methamphetamine use and lack of access to the public health system for Indigenous people. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Fatal Drug ODs Among U.S. Seniors Have Quadrupled in 20 Years
About three-fourths of those who died accidentally were using illicit drugs, including synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Methamphetamine use in homicide victims - Tan L, Stephenson L, Byard R.
Methamphetamine use is increasing in the Australian population. It has a known association with violent and erratic behaviour and with an increased risk of unnatural deaths. To determine whether victims of homicide have significant exposure to methamphetam... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Association between drug craving and aggression in Chinese male methamphetamine-dependent patients with and without depressive symptoms - Li D, Wang D, Tian Y, Chen J, Zhu R, Li Y, Wang L, Zhang XY.
This study aimed to explore the relationship between drug craving and aggression in methamphetamine use... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news
Disruption to Australian heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy markets with the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions - Price O, Man N, Sutherland R, Bruno R, Dietze P, Salom C, Agramunt S, Grigg J, Degenhardt L, Peacock A.
BACKGROUND: Changes to drug markets can affect drug use and related harms. We aimed to describe market trends of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy in Australia following the introduction of COVID-19 pandemic-associated restrictions. METH... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
