Safe injection sites give users a monitored space for injected drug use
Overall, intentional overdose deaths declined in recent years among men and women; rates higher among non-Hispanic Black women
In response to the incident, Hartford officials pledged to ensure that all city schools are stocked with naloxone
However, wide variation seen in provider uptake
Sharp increase in deaths in Midwestern, Southern, Western jurisdictions; stimulant also involved in about four of 10 IMF-involved deaths
Cities and states nationwide have pushed for overdose prevention sites in recent years
Figure is almost 30 percent higher than the previous year, when 78,000 overdose deaths were reported
Record-high 96,779 drug overdose deaths reported from March 2020 to March 2021
In policy recommendations, AMA calls for removal of barriers to evidence-based care
Populations at higher risk for methamphetamine use disorder diversifying rapidly