drug overdose deaths

The Overdose Crisis Across the Globe: An Expert Panel Discussion

Video and audio recordings
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This webinar hosted by the Penington Institute to Mark International Overdose Awareness Day 2024 brings together a panel with diverse perspectives, insights, experiences, research, and solutions to the overdose crisis.
International Overdose Awareness Day 2024.

Intentional Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States

Scientific article
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During 1999–2019, age-adjusted rates of U.S. drug-involved overdose deaths more than tripled from 6.1 to 21.6 per 100,000 (1), and suicide rates (driven primarily by firearm suicide) increased 35.2% from 10.5 to 13.9 per 100,000 (2)...

Incidence and Lethality of Suicidal Overdoses by Drug Class

Scientific article
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Abstract Importance Prior lethality analyses of suicide means have historically treated drug poisoning other than alcohol poisoning as a lumped category. Assessing risk by drug class permits better assessment of prevention opportunities...

Fatal and Non-Fatal Overdose among Opiate Users in South Wales

Scientific article
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A study published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, Fatal and Non-Fatal Overdose among Opiate Users in South Wales: A Qualitative Study of Peer Responses, explores the behaviour of witnesses to opiate overdoses. The research was...