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Drug overdose was the leading cause of injury death in 2013. Among people 25 to 64 years old, drug overdose caused more deaths than motor vehicle traffic crashes. There were 43,982 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2013. Of these, 22,767 (51.8%) were related to prescription drugs. [33]
As opioid overdoses rise in Whatcom County, here’s a list of how to recognize overdose symptoms, what to do if someone is overdosing. As opioid overdoses rise in Whatcom County, here’s a list ...
Signs of Ozempic or Wegovy (semaglutide) overdose According to the America’s Poison Centers report, some people impacted by the overdoses were hospitalized with symptoms like vomiting, extreme ...
Examples of medication-assisted treatments are buprenorphine (with or without naloxone), naltrexone, and methadone. [42] [43] Methadone and buprenorphine are associated with reduced mortality in those with opioid use disorder as well as higher drug treatment program retention, lower illicit drug use and decreased overdose deaths. [24]
Tricyclic antidepressant overdose is poisoning caused by excessive medication of the tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) type. Symptoms may include elevated body temperature , blurred vision, dilated pupils , sleepiness, confusion, seizures , rapid heart rate , and cardiac arrest . [ 1 ]
A new study suggests that even after patients have been hospitalized for drug abuse or overdose, doctors continue to write them prescriptions for opioids. Following a hospitalization for drug ...
Benzodiazepine overdose (BZD OD) describes the ingestion of one of the drugs in the benzodiazepine class in quantities greater than are recommended or generally practiced. The most common symptoms of overdose include central nervous system (CNS) depression, impaired balance, ataxia , and slurred speech.
In 2022, 1,910 fentanyl overdose deaths were recorded in Los Angeles County. "People don't want to get clean, they want to get high," said Aaron, a fentanyl addict, in the Westlake District ...