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US drug overdose deaths surged to record 93,000 in 2020: data

Published July 15, 2021, 7:44 AM WASHINGTON, United States – US deaths from drug overdoses surged to a record 93,000 during 2020, driven largely by rising opioid use during the pandemic, official data showed Wednesday. A provisional count from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Vital Statistics System showed 93,331 deaths for the 12 months ending December 2020, an all-time high, and up 29.4 percent on the year before. Opioids, primarily illicitly manufactured fentanyl, were responsible for 69,710 of the deaths a trend in keeping with the last several years. Deaths involving psychostimulants with abuse potential, such as methamphetamine, were also up. Deaths rose across nearly all states, with the biggest spikes seen in Vermont, Kentucky, South Carolina, West Virginia and California.

Good News on Child Drowning Deaths

email article Over the past 2 decades, deaths among children and teens from accidental drowning dropped substantially, researchers with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reported. From 1999, when more than 1,100 youths ages 0-17 drowned to death, the annual figure declined steadily in the succeeding 20 years, reaching 756 in 2019, according to Merianne Rose Spencer, MPH, and colleagues in an Those figures worked out to an annual rate of 1.6 per 100,000 in 1999 versus 1.0 per 100,000 in 2019 a 38% decline. Data for the analysis came from the CDC s National Vital Statistics System, in which 2019 is the latest year with full reporting. The system records ICD-10 codes, with W65-W74 specifying accidental deaths by drowning or immersion in various locations.

Largest jump in Colorado overdose deaths in more than 20 years, data show

Largest jump in Colorado overdose deaths in more than 20 years, data show
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