US Drug Overdose Deaths Down For First Time In 30 Years

A former heroin user, who says he now has years of sobriety behind him, has created a smartphone app that will connect drug users with volunteers who will meet them, overdose-reversing medication in hand, to make sure they survive their use......»»

AP In April, for the first time in recorded history, the average monthly level of CO2 in the atmosphere exceeded 410 parts per million (ppm). This trend could lead to tens of thousands of pollution-related deaths and makes n.....»»

Kevin Frayer/Getty Images Monthly average atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have topped 410 ppm for the first time in more than 800,000 years, according to recent research. There's good reason to think this will have disastrous effects .....»»

Six U.S. states on Tuesday sued the maker of the opioid OxyContin of using deceptive marketing to boost drug sales that fueled opioid overdose deaths......»»

The numbers tell the story for themselves – of the 64,000 drug-overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2016, three quarters were caused by opioids, according to the Centers for Disease Control. And recent reports from the CDC show opioid overdoses increased.....»»

In July, drugmakers Biogen and Eisai announced positive results to its experimental Alzheimer's drug, known as BAN2401. It was the first time in years that the pha.....»»

Jason Merritt/Getty Images for NARAS Pop star Demi Lovato has spoken out for the first time since a suspected drug overdose last month.  Lovato wrote on Instagram that addiction is not something "that disappears or fades with time.....»»

Former Kentucky physician Roy Reynolds, 69, was convicted on 15 charges of illegally prescribing controlled substances.  He was sentenced to four years and t.....»»

Synthetic opiates including fentanyl drove most of the increase, but there are signs that deaths may have peaked......»»

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Drug overdoses are now a leading cause of American death. The latest Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates on U.S. drug overdoses are grim: A record 71,.....»»

Analysts pointed to two major reasons for the increase: A growing number of Americans are using opioids, and drugs are becoming more deadly......»»

Death Of A Nation: Drug Overdose Deaths Jump To Record 72,000 Last Year.....»»

For the first time, a drug has been shown to help people lose weight and keep it off for several years without raising their risk for heart problems — a safety milestone that may encourage wider use to help curb the obesity epidemic......»»

For the first time, a drug has been shown to help people lose weight and keep it off for several years without raising their risk for heart problems — a safety milestone that may encourage wider use to help curb the obesity epidemic......»»

The GuardianWeight-loss drug Belviq not linked to heart problems, finds studyThe GuardianFor the first time, a drug has been shown to help people lose weight and keep it off for several years without r.....»»

The $24 million mediated settlement stems from a string of patient deaths that nearly derailed Seattle's star biotech startup two years ago......»»

The opioid epidemic is the deadliest drug overdose crisis in US history - on track to kill more people over the next ten years than currently live in entire cities like Baltimore or Miami. More people died last year from drug overdoses th.....»»

In the U.S. in 2015, drug overdoses accounted for 35 deaths in 100,000 men and 20 deaths in every 100,000 women. The United States has mor.....»»

Provisional overdose data from the CDC suggest that the drug overdose epidemic has plateaued and may even be on the wane......»»