The CDC said in a health warning that the worst of the deaths are off with the epidemic being curbed and other measures being taken.
Data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) suggests that U.S. In that period, approximately 1,330 drug overdoses died.
The drug overdose represents a worsening epidemic in the United States and is the largest number of drug overdoses over a 12-month period, the CDC said in a warning.
The most common is an overdose of synthetic opioids such as illegally produced fentanyl. The CDC added that drugs such as methamphetamine and cocaine have also led to an increase in deaths.
And the numbers sound terrible. The CDC said the 12-month calculation of artificial ioopoide deaths has increased by 38.4% compared to the 12 months ending in June 2019, compared to the 12 months ending in May 2020.
There has been a 98% increase in synthetic iopioid deaths in 10 western states, which is the highest availability of these drugs in the region. It added, “After a 4.1% decline from 2017 to 2018, the number of overdose deaths increased by 18.2% in the 12 months ending in May 2020 from 12 months ending in June 2019.”
The agency says people should only be educated about the dangers of using drugs.
“This newly published Provisional Fatal Overdose Data highlights the need for services to be accessible to the most people, with known disruptions in public health, health care and social services as a result of the Covid-19 epidemic and related mitigation measures. Risk and prevention of overdose And the need to expand response activities, ”the agency added.
Recommendations also include an increase in the use of the overdose drug naloxone. The CDC said it was necessary to expand the areas where overdose prevention education and tech-home naloxone were provided, especially in rural areas.
.
