Stimulant users are caught in fatal 'fourth wave' of opioid epidemic
13 hours ago · It had been several hours since his last hit, and the chatty, middle-aged man's hands moved quickly. In one hand, he held a glass pipe. In the other, a lentil-size crumb of cocaine.. Or at least J ...
Stimulant Users Are Caught in Fatal ‘Fourth Wave’ of Opioid …
6 days ago · The first wave of the long-running and devastating opioid epidemic began in the United States with the abuse of prescription painkillers in the early 2000s. The second wave involved an increase in heroin use, starting around 2010. The third wave began when powerful synthetic opioids such as fentanyl started appearing in the supply around 2015.
The state of the opioid crisis in 2024: It’s as bad as ever | Vox
Jan 16, 2024 · In 2022, 6.1 million people 12 and older had an opioid use disorder, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s most recent annual survey, while 8.9...
News Releases | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Apr 12, 2017 · Fewer than half of U.S. jails provide life-saving medications for opioid use disorder | En español September 24, 2024 | NIH findings highlight critical gaps in treatment access in correctional facilities for people with SUDs.
New rules for methadone ease access opioid addiction treatment
Oct 12, 2024 · In April, 2024, the federal government relaxed some of the rules around the treatment for opioid addiction. But many patients are still not benefitting from those changes. Kellyann Kaiser, 30, is...
Opioid crisis renews focus on expanding access to methadone
Dec 17, 2024 · While the numbers are finally starting to decline, more than 74,000 Americans are still dying every year from opioid overdoses. Despite that, very few people who are struggling with addiction get...
First on CNN: To ‘meet people where they are,’ HHS to allow opioid ...
Feb 1, 2024 · Some people being treated for opioid use disorders can now take home doses of their methadone medications or schedule telehealth appointments in ways they haven’t always been able to do...
Corporate bosses tangled in opioid crisis rarely charged : NPR
Dec 13, 2024 · Corporate bosses tangled in opioid crisis rarely charged The powerful consulting firm McKinsey will "accept responsibility" and pay $650 million for helping to fuel the opioid crisis, but ...
Remember opioid crisis? It’s gotten worse. - Harvard Gazette
Jul 19, 2023 · Deaths involving illicit drugs and prescription opioids have risen since 2017, when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the problem a public health emergency. The number of reported overdose deaths hit 68,000 in 2020 and rose to more than 80,000 by 2021.
‘Fourth Wave’ of Opioid Epidemic Crashes Ashore, Propelled by …
Feb 21, 2024 · These waves, according to a report out Wednesday from Millennium Health, began with the crisis in prescription opioid use, followed by a significant jump in heroin use, then an increase in...