Mental health agency loses 1 in 10 staffers to DOGE cuts, 988 hotline team impacted
More than 10% of the staff working for the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration were fired this ...
Map shows drug overdose death trends by state as overall fatalities dip in 2023, CDC says
During that time, drug overdose deaths decreased by 4% nationwide, marking the first time overdose deaths declined since the ...
2022 to 2023 saw decrease in rate of drug overdose deaths in United States: Report
From 2022 to 2023, there was a decrease in the age-adjusted rate of drug overdose death in the United States, according to a report published in the February Health E-Stats, a publication of the ...
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Drug Overdose Death Rate Drops For First Time In Years
Some experts point to the broader availability of naloxone and fentanyl test strips. Even so, Alaska, Oregon, and Washington saw an increase in overdose deaths in 2023. More news is on gene therapy ...
Huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding go before a federal judge
A federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily blocked the cuts from taking effect earlier this month in response to separate ...
Judge Extends Block on N.I.H. Medical Research Cuts
A federal judge in Massachusetts indicated she would move quickly to consider a more lasting injunction after hearing a ...
Doctors can do more to aid recovery from substance use disorder, study suggests
The vast majority of people who have a substance use disorder (SUD) never seek treatment. At most, 10% of adults with a drug or alcohol use disorder have entered any type of inpatient or outpatient ...
CT health committee proposes pilot program for overdose prevention sites in state
The Connecticut Public Health Committee staged a hearing Friday on a bill that would create a pilot program for overdose ...