Opioid Crisis A Complex Epidemic by Jayashree on May 27, 2021 at 8:22 PM
Opioid overdose deaths occurring among adults between the ages of 25 and 44 are twice the death from COVID-19 is explained in a study by the University of Cincinnati published in journal
Plos one that identifies at-risk populations and 25 geographic hot spots using data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
The study also correlates fatal overdoses and mental and physical distress using surveys of physically and mentally unhealthy days during these pandemic days, which increases the relative risk of dying from a drug overdose by as much as 39% and discovers increasing risk in black males aged 30 to 34 years.
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The notification was issued by the Health and Medical Education Department of the Union Territory under Section 2 of the Epidemic Disease Act 1897. The declaration comes days after the Centre directed the states and UTs to make black fungus a notifiable disease.
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The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday declared black fungus (Mucormycosis) an epidemic and directed health facilities and medical colleges to follow the guidelines for its management. The notification was issued by the Health and Medical Education Department of the Union Territory under Section 2 of the Epidemic Disease Act 1897. The declaration comes days after the Centre directed the states and UTs to make black fungus a notifiable disease.