US reports 93000 Drug Overdose Deaths hitting the highest record- CDC Reports!

United States has seen a 30% increase in the deaths caused by overuse of drugs. In 2020, the country hit the highest number of drug related deaths ever recorded.

As reported by the Centers of Diseases and Control Prevention (CDC) reported on Wednesday, more than 93,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2020. CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics reported a 29.4% increase in drug overuse deaths from the 72,151 in 2019 to 93000 in 2020.

Advertisement

The National Center for Health Statistics stated, “Overdose deaths from synthetic opioids (primarily fentanyl) and psychostimulants such as methamphetamine also increased in 2020 compared to 2019. Cocaine deaths also increased in 2020, as did deaths from natural and semi-synthetic opioids (such as prescription pain medication),”

Additionally, other medical authorities also commented the report by CDC. Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, said in a statement, “This is the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period, and the largest increase since at least 1999. These data are chilling.

Stating the contribution of the 2020 pandemic in such a spike, Volkow said, “The COVID-19 pandemic created a devastating collision of health crises in America. This has been an incredibly uncertain and stressful time for many people and we are seeing an increase in drug consumption, difficulty in accessing life-saving treatments for substance use disorders, and a tragic rise in overdose deaths,”

Medical professionals are highly blaming the pandemic for the increase in drug related deaths. However, Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, vice dean for public health practice at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a former deputy commission at the US Food and Drug Administration, also stated that though the pandemic is receding, “we are still dealing with this overdose crisis.”

Shannon Monnat, an associate professor of sociology at Syracuse University who researches geographic patterns in overdoses, suggested that the contaminated drugs are also playing the role.  Shannon said, “What’s really driving the surge in overdoses is this increasingly poisoned drug supply. Nearly all of this increase is fentanyl contamination in some way. Heroin is contaminated. Cocaine is contaminated. Methamphetamine is contaminated.”

CDC data suggests that Fentanyl was responsible for more than 60% of the overdose deaths last year. The NCHS also reported a drastic increase in overuse deaths from Opiods.

Advertisement

Sharfstein told CNN, “There are definitely actions that the clinical community can take to reduce the risk of people becoming addicted to opioids,”

admin

Read More

UAE singer Alira made International Record in India with his original song ‘We Are One’

Emirati singer Alira has made a new International Wonder Book of Records in India with an enormous cast of musicians for seven-minute single song production. 

UAE’s 1 Billion Meals initiative concludes with Sheikh Mohammed contributing 400 meals

1 Billion Meals initiative was successfully concluded by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai and Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE as it acquired its goal of giving one billion meals to the needy and disadvantaged in over 50 nations.

Pakistani Pashtuns subject to illegal killings and forced disappearances, says IFFRAS report

Pakistan: The Pashtuns in Pakistan have been facing discrimination in the brazen form of violation of human rights and have been subjected to enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and other human rights abuses by the actors of state and non-state, said IFFRAS (International Forum for Rights and Security).

Recent

Dubai: Family to appeal against verdict of court after patient dies following a hip surgery

The family members of a woman who died following routine hip surgery in Dubai said they would appeal against the court judgement as they are not happy with it. The court has ordered the doctor involved in this case to pay compensation of Dh200,000 and a fine of Dh100,000.

Minister Dr Yasmin Fouad advocates regional collaboration for Sustainable Environmental Tourism

Dr Yasmin Fouad, participated in regional workshop "Benefiting from current success towards a regional roadmap for environmental tourism"

Etihad Airways to recruit cabin crew in Dubai from Monday

Etihad Airways in the United Arab Emirates, which is hiring for several vacancies, will employ cabin crew in Dubai during the following week.
admin