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  2. United States drug overdose death rates and totals over time

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    Drug overdose deaths in the US per 100,000 people by state. [1] [2] A two milligram dose of fentanyl powder (on pencil tip) is a lethal amount for most people. [3] The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has data on drug overdose death rates and totals. Around 1,106,900 US residents died from drug overdoses from 1968 ...

  3. Opioid epidemic in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, there were approximately 109,600 drug-overdose-related deaths in the 12-month period ending January 31, 2023, at a rate of 300 deaths per day. [5] From 1999 to 2020, nearly 841,000 people died from drug overdoses, [6] with prescription and illicit opioids responsible for 500,000 of those deaths. [7]

  4. Opioid withdrawal - Wikipedia

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    Opioid withdrawal is a set of symptoms (a syndrome) arising from the sudden cessation or reduction of opioids where previous usage has been heavy and prolonged. [1] [2] Signs and symptoms of withdrawal can include drug craving, anxiety, restless legs syndrome, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, sweating, and an elevated heart rate. Opioid use triggers ...

  5. A fentanyl antidote is saving lives. But it isn’t ... - AOL

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    And when added to street fentanyl, tranqs can reduce withdrawal sickness as the opioid wears off. Some experts now believe they play a contributing role to the drop in overdose deaths.

  6. Allen County saw decline in fentanyl deaths in 2023 - AOL

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    Jun. 4—LIMA — Fentanyl deaths are on the decline, a positive turn in an overdose epidemic that has killed at least 100 people in Allen County since 2020. Preliminary Ohio Department of Health ...

  7. Deaths attributed to drug overdoses up by 45% in Chatham ...

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    Overdoses involving opioids killed more than 80,000 people in 2021, and nearly 88% of those deaths involved synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

  8. Opioid overdose - Wikipedia

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    Concerning the 2017 data in the charts below, deaths from the various drugs add up to more than 70,200 because multiple drugs are involved in many of the deaths. [2] According to the National Safety Council, the lifetime odds of dying from an overdose in the United States is 1 in 96. [68] Drug overdose deaths in the US per 100,000 people by state.

  9. 240 fentanyl-related deaths so far in 2023 mark a high for ...

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    The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office now makes fentanyl death data publicly available in an online portal. 240 fentanyl-related deaths so far in 2023 mark a high for Sacramento County, new ...