Ashley Moody Demands President Biden Classify Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction
This comes in response to the exponential rise in overdose deaths where fentanyl is primarily responsible for massacring more than 200 people every day.
Adolescent Drug Overdose Deaths Skyrocketing
A new analysis of trends in drug overdose deaths among adolescents aged 14 to 18 years finds drug overdose deaths dramatically increased by 94% between 2019 and 2020 and continued to climb by 20% from 2020 to 2021, despite holding steady from 2010 through 2019.
Public Health Alert: DEA Warns of Increase in Mass-Overdoses Related to Deadly Fentanyl
Mass-overdose events occur when three or more overdoses take place at the same location and close in time. These mass-overdose events are mainly attributed to dealers selling drugs claiming to be cocaine or selling fake prescription pills that look identical to legitimate prescription pills and instead, these drugs contain a deadly dose of fentanyl.
Overdose deaths top 100,000
According to the latest data from the CDC, overdose deaths rose by 29% from 78,056 in the 12-month period ending in April 2019 to 100,306 in the subsequent 12 month period. This represents the highest 12-month total in American history.
Overdoses Reach Their Highest Level Ever
New data released by the CDC show that over 83,000 people died from an overdose in the 12-month period ending in July of 2020. This tragic figure represents an 24.2% increase over the 12-month period ending in July of 2019 and is the highest number of overdoses ever recorded.
New Resources!
We're excited to announce the development of four new prevention resources! Learn about vaping, smoking, and COVID-19; how you can prevent an opioid related death; the dangers of fentanyl and fentanyl analogs; and the impact of marijuana use on adolescents. Check out and share the new resources by clicking each link below: How to Prevent an Opioid Related Death: National Resource or Local (Florida) Resource Dangers of Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs Impact of Marijuana on Adolescent Health Vaping, Smoking, and COVID-19
This comes in response to the exponential rise in overdose deaths where fentanyl is primarily responsible for massacring more than 200 people every day.
A new analysis of trends in drug overdose deaths among adolescents aged 14 to 18 years finds drug overdose deaths dramatically increased by 94% between 2019 and 2020 and continued to climb by 20% from 2020 to 2021, despite holding steady from 2010 through 2019.
Mass-overdose events occur when three or more overdoses take place at the same location and close in time. These mass-overdose events are mainly attributed to dealers selling drugs claiming to be cocaine or selling fake prescription pills that look identical to legitimate prescription pills and instead, these drugs contain a deadly dose of fentanyl.
According to the latest data from the CDC, overdose deaths rose by 29% from 78,056 in the 12-month period ending in April 2019 to 100,306 in the subsequent 12 month period. This represents the highest 12-month total in American history.
New data released by the CDC show that over 83,000 people died from an overdose in the 12-month period ending in July of 2020. This tragic figure represents an 24.2% increase over the 12-month period ending in July of 2019 and is the highest number of overdoses ever recorded.
We're excited to announce the development of four new prevention resources! Learn about vaping, smoking, and COVID-19; how [...]
