Overdose mortality increased about 81 percent from 2017 to 2020 among pregnant and postpartum women
For men aged 65 to 74 and 75 years or older, drug overdose death rates were higher for non-Hispanic Black men
Findings even stronger for young people with a recent opioid prescription
If the overdose antidote drug naloxone becomes easier to obtain, it could save lives and help combat the U.S. opioid crisis
Eight in 10 teen unintentional overdose deaths involved fentanyl and other synthetic opioids
Overall, deaths in Tennessee known to be linked to nitazenes rose from 10 in 2020 to 42 one year later
Highest rates and largest rate increases seen in urban counties and counties with higher unemployment rates
For 2018 compared with 2014, mean out-of-pocket cost of naloxone increased by 506 percent among uninsured patients
Rural U.S. residents who use both drugs more likely to have nonfatal overdose than those who use either drug alone
Eutylone-involved deaths frequently co-involved illicitly manufactured fentanyls, and cocaine or methamphetamine