Opioid deaths now lowest in 3 years, but still worse than pre-pandemic - CBS News

At its peak over last summer, the U.S. reached more than 86,000 estimated annual deaths. The pace of opioid overdose deaths still remains far worse than before the pandemic, when there were fewer ... Read More

Americans are living longer, thanks to pandemic's end, fewer opioid deaths - MSN

U.S. average life expectancy was 78.4 years in 2023 ‒ nearly 11 months longer than in 2022 ‒ mostly due to far fewer COVID-19 deaths. It was the second consecutive year the nation's life ... Read More

State officials sound the alarm on rise in opioid deaths since COVID-19 pandemic - News 12 Brooklyn

A Brooklyn-based organization was joined by state health officials to launch a new mobile unit for drug-abuse treatments that will serve the most at-risk New Yorkers. Read More

Telehealth services for opioid addiction reduced overdose deaths during COVID-19 pandemic

Medicare beneficiaries using telehealth services for opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic had a 33% lower risk for fatal drug overdose compared with beneficiaries receiving no ... Read More

Opioid overdoses: Buprenorphine deaths didn't rise during pandemic - Medical News Today

Researchers said overdose deaths involving buprenorphine did not increase during the COVID-19 pandemic after regulations were loosened for prescribing the opioid use disorder medication ... Read More

COVID-19 pandemic has improved, but still a global health emergency, WHO says | PBS News

GENEVA (AP) — The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion ... Read More

Study reveals doubling of opioid deaths across Canada during early stages of COVID-19 pandemic - World Socialist Web Site

In 2021 the proportion of deaths related to opioids among people aged 20-29 was 29.3 percent. With 29 percent of deaths occurring among people aged 30-39, this means that those under 40 accounted ... Read More

Year-to-date, opioid deaths in Chicago down more than 40%.

Chicago and Cook County are on pace to see a drastic decline in opioid-related fatalities in 2024, keeping with a nationwide downturn in fatal drug overdoses since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

Opioid deaths now lowest in 3 years, but still worse than pre-pandemic

At its peak over last summer, the U.S. reached more than 86,000 estimated annual deaths. The pace of opioid overdose deaths still remains far worse than before the pandemic, when there were fewer ... Read More

Americans are living longer, thanks to pandemic's end, fewer opioid deaths - Yahoo

Average life expectancy in the U.S. increased nearly one year in 2023, rebounding to a level not reached since the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More