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Study finds staggering surge in meth deaths tied to opioid co-use

Published on: February 20, 2023
18:15

Washington, Feb 20 (Prensa Latina) An investigation revealed US methamphetamine (meth) mortality rate increased fiftyfold between 1999 and 2021, with most of the added deaths also involving heroin and fentanyl, researchers report in the American Journal of Public Health.

Fentanyl deaths of children under 14 surging – Report

Published on: January 19, 2023
16:08

Washington, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) The United States has reported an accelerated increase in deaths of children under 14 due for fentanyl poisoning, according to a new report from Families Against Fentanyl (FAF), a nonprofit spreading awareness about the deadly opioid.

DEA seizes enough fentanyl in 2022 to kill every American

Published on: December 21, 2022
17:26

Washington, Dec 21 (Prensa Latina) The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized as many as 379 million potentially deadly fentanyl doses in 2022 to kill every American, according to specialized sources.

Deaths from drug overdose increase in the US

Published on: July 14, 2021
16:57

Washington, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) Over 93,000 people died in the United States in 2020 due to drug overdoses, according to reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Study finds staggering surge in meth deaths tied to opioid co-use

Fentanyl deaths of children under 14 surging – Report

DEA seizes enough fentanyl in 2022 to kill every American

Deaths from drug overdose increase in the US

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