Hamilton County met an overdose spike after a new combination of carfentanil and heroin reached the streets. The mix makes the drug more potent, and therefore more dangerous. The officials warn that Narcan, the overdose medicine that is sold in pharmacies without a prescription, may not be efficient in the case of this obscure combination. The mix could explain the overdose … [Read more...]
Half a Million People Died in the U.S. From Drug Overdose
CDC press release announces that from 2000 to 2014 about half a million people died in the U.S. from drug overdose. According to study published by CDC on December 18 in their Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report it was reported an increase with 14 percent in the deaths related to drug overdose in the last year. Most of the deaths related to prescription opioids are in … [Read more...]
