CDC: U.S. drug overdose deaths fall for first time since 2018
The relentless rise in deaths from drug overdose in the United States may finally have stalled: New data from 2023 show the ...
Shapiro signs bill to fight illicit use of xylazine while keeping the animal drug legal for vets
Gov. Josh Shapiro signed legislation to place xylazine, a dangerous animal tranquilizer being used in illicit street drugs, ...
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New bill classifies Xylazine ‘tranq’ as Schedule three drug
The office of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced the restriction of xylazine in a bill signed on Monday. The ...
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US Drug Overdose Deaths Declined in 2023 for First Time in 5 Years
Drug overdose deaths dropped by 3.1% from 2022, the CDC reports. Despite the overall decline, 15 states reported an increase ...
CDC: Drug overdose deaths fell last year for the first time since 2018
The number of Americans dying from drug overdoses fell last year for the first time since 2018, according to provisional ...
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U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Decline for First Time in 5 Years
The relentless rise in deaths from drug overdose in the United States may finally have stalled: New data from 2023 s ...
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Shapiro signs bill making xylazine possession illegal
Xylazine is now formally listed as a Schedule III drug in the commonwealth after Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a Somerset County ...
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Overdose crisis still raging on in Broome County
While overdose numbers in Broome County are slightly down from last year, public health officials say the private use of ...
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Research highlights complexity of xylazine and fentanyl combination in overdose cases
Unregulated use of fentanyl and overdose deaths have increased dramatically in ... Or, they thought maybe xylazine is just a dirty drug, one that unintentionally binds to different kinds of brain ...
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Slight Decline Seen in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths
New 2023 provisional data from the National Center for Health Statistics show the first decline in deaths from drug overdose ...