Overdose deaths decline in U.S. driven by fewer opioid fatalities

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Drug used for millions of patients recalled due to overdose fears

IV bags have been voluntarily recalled over a labeling error (Picture: Getty Images) A drug used for millions of patients at hospitals has been recalled over a risk of causing overdose and death due to a labeling error. ICU Medical is voluntarily recalling its IV bags of potassium chloride after discovering that one of lot of the product was mislabeled. ‘ICU medical has received a customer complaint which states that bags of POTASSIUM CHLORIDE I…

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Map shows drug overdose death trends by state as overall fatalities dip in 2023, CDC says

Data shows overdose deaths decreased by 4% between 2022 and 2023. The trend continued into 2024.

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Overdose deaths decline in U.S. driven by fewer opioid fatalities

America's opioid crisis is showing signs of subsiding, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

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Drug overdose deaths fall for 1st time since pandemic: CDC

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Rate of drug overdose deaths fall in Maryland & Delaware

DELMARVA – A new report from the CDC shows drug overdoses fell nationally between 2022 and 2023. But how did Maryland and Delaware stack up at the state level? Maryland and Delaware showed small declines in the age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths and while those declines may be small, they are a step in the right direction. “I believe that the numbers are falling in Maryland, in particular Wicomico County or the Eastern Shore, because we a…