Whereas opioid overdoses have been rising for many years, tendencies in most up-to-date occasions present us a glimmer of hope. NPR stories:
For the primary time in a long time, public well being information exhibits a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths throughout the U.S.
“That is thrilling,” stated Dr. Nora Volkow, head of the Nationwide Institute On Drug Abuse [NIDA], the federal laboratory charged with finding out dependancy. “This appears to be like actual. This appears to be like very, very actual.”
Nationwide surveys compiled by the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention already present an unprecedented decline in drug deaths of roughly 10.6 %. That’s an enormous reversal from latest years when deadly overdoses recurrently elevated by double-digit percentages.
Information from the CDC is under. Hopefully this development continues.
HT: Marginal Revolution.
