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www.nytimes.com
1 week ago
New York City

Former Correction Officers and Rikers Employees Charged With Corruption

Five people, including employees and a detainee from Rikers Island, have been charged with corruption for smuggling contraband like drugs and cellphones into the jail.
The defendants accepted bribes to smuggle in a variety of illegal substances, which contributed to making Rikers Island less safe for inmates and officers during a spike in overdoses. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
4 months ago
New York City

Once a Homeless Addict, a Mayor Takes On Housing and Drug Crises

Dan Carter, the mayor of Oshawa, Ontario, had a troubled past but was elected by voters who saw his personal experience as an asset.
Carter's main focus as mayor is tackling the city's issues with drug overdoses and homelessness.
Carter acknowledges the challenges ahead but remains determined to make a difference in Oshawa. [ more ]
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public-health
www.npr.org
4 weeks ago
Health

U.S. life expectancy rebounded in 2022 but COVID and drug overdoses were still deadly

Life expectancy in the U.S. increased from 2021 to 2022 due to the fading COVID-19 pandemic.
Drug overdoses driven by fentanyl continued to rise in 2022 despite improvements in COVID-19 deaths. [ more ]
ABC7 San Francisco
4 months ago
San Francisco

2023 is SF's deadliest year ever for drug overdoses; solution to crisis may be in wastewater

A record number of people have died from drug overdoses in San Francisco this year, surpassing the previous record of 726 deaths in 2020.
San Francisco public health officials announced a plan to track wastewater for illicit drugs including fentanyl, methamphetamine, amphetamine, cocaine, and xylazine. [ more ]
Brooklyn Paper
10 months ago
Brooklyn

City's first public health vending machine unveiled in Brownsville * Brooklyn Paper

Photo courtesy of the Department of Health
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City health officials unveiled a new style of vending machine in Brownsville Monday - but don't expect to find any tasty snacks in there.The machine is loaded with safe-sex kits and toiletries, along with naloxone (a substance that can help treat drug overdoses), which will help tackle the rising number of opioid-related deaths in the Big Apple by making the harm reduction supplies conveniently available.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

Mortality rate for children and teens in the US surged in 2020 and 2021, study shows

The mortality rate for children and teens in the United States surged in 2020 and 2021, driven not by deaths from Covid-19 but from fatal injuries from things like firearms, drugs and cars, according to a study published Monday in JAMA.The pandemic years brought a marked shift to the trends in pediatric mortality, which had previously seen a period of great progress, according to the study authors.
sfist.com
1 year ago
Medicine

Now Four Patients Have Died After Being Moved Out of Laguna Honda

Laguna Honda hospital is simultaneously moving patients out over its decertification while working on its recertification so it can keep patients there, and four fatalities highlight the tragic folly of this seemingly contradictory process.
morepublic-health
www.mercurynews.com
2 months ago
Health

More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds

Smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths.
Fentanyl, a potent painkiller, is often cut into heroin or other drugs and has been a primary driver of the U.S. overdose epidemic. [ more ]
New York Post
3 months ago
Health

Teen drug overdoses hit record high, driven by fentanyl poisoning: report

A record number of high school teens died of drug overdoses in 2022, primarily due to fentanyl poisoning from counterfeit pills.
The death rate for drug overdoses among teens is more than double what it was in 2018. [ more ]
www.scientificamerican.com
5 months ago
Health

Why the Life Expectancy Gap between Men and Women Is Growing

The life expectancy gap between men and women in the U.S. has widened to 5.8 years, the largest disparity since 1996.
COVID-19 fatalities and drug overdoses are major factors contributing to the decline in life expectancy among men.
Other public health problems that disproportionately affect men, such as drug overdoses, suicide, and violence, also contribute to the gender gap in life expectancy. [ more ]
www.scientificamerican.com
5 months ago
Health

Why the Life Expectancy Gap between Men and Women Is Growing

The life expectancy gap between men and women in the U.S. has widened to 5.8 years, the largest disparity since 1996.
COVID-19 fatalities and drug overdoses are major factors contributing to the decline in life expectancy among men.
Other public health problems that disproportionately affect men, such as drug overdoses, suicide, and violence, also contribute to the gender gap in life expectancy. [ more ]
www.cbs19.tv
1 year ago
Health

GRAPHIC WARNING: Texas issues alert regarding potentially fatal drug combination involving animal tranquilizer

TYLER, Texas Texas officials are alerting the public of a highly dangerous drug combination making its way across the Lone Star State.The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has issued a health advisory notifying healthcare providers that xylazine (tranq), an animal tranquilizer is being combined with illegal drugs being distributed in Texas.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Health

One doctor's experience in a mid-flight emergency opens questions about medical kits

There have been calls to update the medical kits on planes for years.
Los Angeles Times
4 months ago
San Francisco

2023 is already San Francisco's deadliest year for drug overdoses

San Francisco has already surpassed the previous record for fatal drug overdoses in 2023
More than 80% of the overdose deaths involved fentanyl [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
4 months ago
San Francisco

2023 is already San Francisco's deadliest year for drug overdoses

San Francisco has already surpassed the previous record for fatal drug overdoses in 2023
More than 80% of the overdose deaths involved fentanyl [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
4 months ago
San Francisco

2023 is already San Francisco's deadliest year for drug overdoses

San Francisco has already surpassed the previous record for fatal drug overdoses in 2023
More than 80% of the overdose deaths involved fentanyl [ more ]
San Jose Spotlight
1 year ago
San Francisco

Hundreds of people died on Silicon Valley streets in 2022 - San Jose Spotlight

As 2022 comes to a close, advocates are remembering the 246 homeless people who died on Silicon Valley streets.About 70 residents gathered in McEntee Plaza at Santa Clara County Government Center in San Jose Wednesday for a memorial service featuring rows of makeshift tombstones, each with the name of a homeless person who died between December 2021 and November this year.
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

Baby Reportedly Ingests Fentanyl Found In Grass at Marina Park, Saved With Narcan

A parent's worst nightmare came true Tuesday after a trip to Moscone Park in the Marina, as a 10-month-old suffered cardiac arrest reportedly after finding fentanyl somewhere in the park, and was saved using Narcan.Some overdoses in San Francisco's fentanyl crisis are people who had no intention of using fentanyl  it was simply present in what they thought were other substances.
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

SF Has Seen More Than 500 Overdoses This Year, Though That's Down From 2020 and 2021

The overdose death count in San Francisco has declined since the height of the pandemic, but we're still one of the most affected cities in the nation, behind Houston and Philadelphia.The San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) has been releasing monthly data on drug overdoses, amidst the spike in overdose deaths of the pandemic era.
Los Angeles Times
4 months ago
Los Angeles

2023 is already San Francisco's deadliest year for drug overdoses

San Francisco has already surpassed the previous record for fatal drug overdoses in 2023
More than 80% of the overdose deaths involved fentanyl [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Hollywood school took 8 hours to find teen overdose victim in bathroom, mother's lawsuit alleges

Melanie Ramos was missing for eight hours before she was found dead of suspected fentanyl poisoning in a Hollywood school bathroom this year, the 15-year-old's mother and her lawyers said Wednesday in announcing a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District.The wrongful-death and negligence lawsuit filed on behalf of Elena Perez, Melanie's mother, alleges school officials knew illicit narcotics were prevalent at Helen Bernstein High but took no action.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Authorities investigate possible overdose of four students at Moreno Valley middle school

Fire officials rushed to a Moreno Valley middle school Wednesday to investigate the possible overdose of four students who had ingested an unknown substance.The incident was reported shortly after 11:30 a.m. in the 23000 block of Eucalyptus Avenue, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.Emergency responders arrived at Sunnymead Middle School and treated four students for unknown symptoms.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Murder charges filed in drug deaths of two women left at hospitals

A man accused of leaving two unconscious women at hospitals, where they were later pronounced dead from drug overdoses, has been charged with their murders, court records show.
Los Angeles Times
4 months ago
Public health

2023 is already San Francisco's deadliest year for drug overdoses

San Francisco has already surpassed the previous record for fatal drug overdoses in 2023
More than 80% of the overdose deaths involved fentanyl [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
Public health

An Unsettling' Drop in Life Expectancy for Men

The gap in life expectancy between men and women in the United States has reached its widest point in nearly 30 years.
The increase in the gap is mainly due to more men dying from Covid-19 and drug overdoses.
Interventions need to be targeted towards specific groups that are experiencing the largest decreases in life expectancy. [ more ]
San Jose Spotlight
1 year ago
Public health

Santa Clara County funds health care, jail in latest budget

Santa Clara County officials approved the budget for the coming year, ignoring last-minute objections from residents over hundreds of millions of dollars set aside for a new jail.
time.com
5 months ago
Women

Why U.S. Women Now Live Almost 6 Years Longer Than Men

U.S. women are projected to live about six years longer than U.S. men.
Deaths from COVID-19 and drug overdoses contribute to the widening gender-based life expectancy gap. [ more ]
Eater Chicago
11 months ago
Chicago

Fox News Asks: 'What About Naperville?' in Diner Segment About Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson

On Monday, Brandon Johnson assumed office as Chicago's 57th mayor.And in grand tradition, the hot takes from outside of Chicago immediately started trickling in.One curious piece of theater came courtesy of Fox News and is attracting attention online from Chicagoans the segment purportedly represents.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Good Morning, News: Lawmakers Consider Tougher Rent Control, Idaho Hates Women, and Nashville Shooter Legally Purchased a LOT of Guns

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND!Expect a mostly dry and warmer day with a high of 58 degrees.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Austin

'Die-in' rally to be held at Texas State Capitol to address overdose crisis

AUSTIN, Texas Six Texas Harm Reduction Alliance delegations from across the state will hold a "die-in" on the lawn of the Texas State Capitol Wednesday to call for policy changes to end the overdose crisis.The six delegations from San Antonio, El Paso, Laredo, West Texas, Austin and Houston are coming together to encourage Texas lawmakers to make changes to policies to prevent drug overdoses.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Austin

Travis County hosting benefit concert to raise awareness for overdose deaths

AUSTIN, Texas  Multiple organizations within Austin are hosting their annual Safer Together concert to raise money and awareness for drug overdoses in Central Texas.Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza, the Red River Cultural District and the SIMS Foundation are putting on the admission-free benefit concert at Mohawk, located at 912 Red River St., in Downtown Austin on Thursday.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Fentanyl pill seizures in L.A. region skyrocket

Seizures of fentanyl-laced pills have more than quadrupled so far this year across four Southern California counties compared to last year, an increase that authorities said Tuesday underscores their efforts to keep pace with the continuing influx of the drug into the region.At a meeting of the Los Angeles Police Commission, L.A. Police Department officials said that through September more than 904,000 pills containing the potent synthetic opioid that is more than 50 times stronger than heroin have been confiscated by regional task forces.
kvue.com
1 year ago
Austin

Texas Gov. Abbott directs state agencies to ramp up anti-fentanyl efforts

The governor said fentanyl poses a "grave threat to Texans."
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants state agencies to do more to address the growing fentanyl crisis.
english.elpais.com
11 months ago
Health

Covid dropped to fourth leading cause of death in US last year

A man walks through the snow covered Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, on January 23, 2023.Gene J. Puskar (AP) New York - 04 May 2023 - 20:13 UTC U.S. deaths fell last year, and Covid-19 dropped to the nation's No. 4 cause, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
www.cnn.com
11 months ago
Health

Covid-19 was the fourth leading cause of death in 2022, CDC data shows

Covid-19 was the fourth leading cause of death in the United States in 2022, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.It was the third leading cause of death in the first two years of the pandemic, but there were about half as many deaths from it in 2022 as there were the year before.
time.com
11 months ago
Health

COVID-19 Dropped to 4th Leading Cause of Death in U.S. Last Year

NEW YORK U.S. deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the nation's No. 4 cause, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.COVID-19 deaths trailed those caused by heart disease, cancer and injuries such as drug overdoses, motor vehicle fatalities, and shootings.In 2020 and 2021, only heart disease and cancer were ahead of the coronavirus.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

DEA issues alert about widespread threat of xylazine

The US Drug Enforcement Administration issued an alert Monday about the widespread threat of fentanyl mixed with xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer also commonly known as tranq or tranq dope.Xylazine is making the deadliest drug threat our country has every faced, fentanyl, even deadlier, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said in the alert.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Health

American life expectancy is now at its lowest in nearly two decades

In 2021, the three leading causes of death were heart disease, cancer and COVID-19.Andy Ryan/Getty Images The average life expectancy for Americans shortened by over seven months last year, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.That decrease follows an already big decline of 1.8 years in 2020.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

CVS agrees to pay $5 billion to settle opioid lawsuits

CVS Health said it has agreed to pay about $5 billion to state, local and Native American tribal governments to settle lawsuits over the toll of opioids.CVS is not admitting wrongdoing and the company would make the payments over a decade.(Gene J. Puskar/AP)CVS Health, one of the nation's largest retail pharmacies, has agreed to pay nearly $5 billion to states, cities and Native American tribes to settle all opioid lawsuits against it.
Chicago Tribune
11 months ago
Chicago

Steve Chapman: The fentanyl crisis confirms the folly of the never-ending war on drugs

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly subsided, but another deadly plague continues to rage across America: drug overdoses.They caused more than 106,000 deaths in 2021 - greater than the toll from guns and auto accidents combined - and preliminary government health data indicate that last year was nearly as bad.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Chicago

Big companies keep leaving Chicago. What's going on?

Tyson Foods is the latest company closing its Chicago offices, joining Boeing, Caterpillar and Citadel among others.
www.eastbaytimes.com
1 year ago
Medicine

What is naloxone and should everyone have access to it?

Deb Balzer Two panels that advise the Food and Drug Administration are recommending that naloxone nasal spray be approved for over-the-counter sale for emergency treatment of opioid overdoses.The Joint Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee and the Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee voted unanimously to approve the measure.
Austin Monitor
1 year ago
Austin

Austin receives $2 million in federal funding for drug overdose prevention efforts - Austin Monitor

After a spike in the number of fatal drug overdoses last year, Austin is getting $2 million in federal funding for prevention programs, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) announced Tuesday.The money will be used to hire more peer-recovery coaches and for a public awareness campaign.City officials said this is the first time Austin has received federal money for this type of effort.
Austin Monitor
1 year ago
Austin

AFD on the front lines of effort to combat overdose crisis - Austin Monitor

Thursday, July 14, 2022 by Veronica Apodaca
The Austin Fire Department spoke about its use of naloxone to combat drug overdoses in its quarterly report at the Public Safety Commission's July 5 meeting.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Two men found dead near Forest Hills MBTA station

Two men were found dead near the Forest Hills MBTA station Sunday morning, according to Transit Police.The victims were pronounced dead on scene.Transit Police said they do not suspect foul play, as their preliminary investigation suggests the deaths were due to drug overdoses.The investigation remains ongoing.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Inquest probes deaths of 5 inmates in eastern Ontario jail | CBC News

An inquest into the deaths of five inmates at the Central East Correctional Centre who died in separate "drug toxicity" incidents between 2018 and 2019 begun Monday.(Google Streetview) A coroner's inquest into the drug-related deaths of five inmates at an eastern Ontario jail begun Monday morning.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Poor working conditions exacerbate PTSD issues for police study

Many UK police officers suffer from trauma-related mental health disorders, and this is exacerbated by poor working conditions such as a lack of time and support, according to research.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

A Tim Hortons in Ontario says blue lights in its washrooms have cut drug overdoses, but it's raised concerns | CBC News

The owner-operator of a Tim Hortons in Woodstock, Ont., says installing blue lights in its washrooms has decreased the number of drug overdoses in the coffee shop.
Mission Local
1 year ago
Mission District

Mayor Breed's Tenderloin Health Center has 500 regular visitors

Juliana McNeil welcomed the crowd of reporters into the living room, excited to chat.
Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Op-ed: City should return entire boardwalk revenue directly to the neglected areas of Coney Island * Brooklyn Paper

Drug addiction, gun violence, mental health issues, and lack of jobs have been plaguing the west end of Coney Island since the 1950s.However, it's worse now than it's been in decades.
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

30 Years Ago, Alice in Chains Delivered the "Beautiful, Dark, and Ugly" Dirt

Editor's Note: In addition to this written retrospective, Consequence will be exploring Alice in Chains' Dirt with an in-depth four-episode season of The Opus podcast, featuring appearances from a number of notable music artists.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Public health

US life expectancy dropped in 2021 for second consecutive year

US life expectancy dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling by nearly a year from 2020, according to a government report released on Wednesday.
The Independent
2 years ago
UK news

Husband and wife found dead with 'DNR' written on their foreheads 'took own lives'

A retired company director and his wife took their own lives having decided to die together because of their poor health, an inquest heard.
KQED
1 year ago
Healthcare

Aimee Allison | SF News and Politics | KQED

San Francisco News and Politics Overdoses due to fentanyl have become one of the most pressing public health concerns in the United States.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Wellness

Officials Warn of Fake Adderall Pills After Two College Students Die

The police said two Ohio State University students died in apparent drug overdoses this week as health officials warned that fake Adderall pills could contain fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid.
Nytimes
1 year ago
NYC music

Kehlani's Journey of Healing

On "Blue Water Road," the singer infuses confessional lyrics with newfound emotional clarity.
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