Tag Archives: Overdoses

CDC Awards $279M to 49 States, the District of Columbia, and 40 Local Health Departments to Help Prevent Drug Overdoses September 1st, 2023Jamie West

CDC Awards $279M to 49 States, the District of Columbia, and 40 Local Health Departments to Help Prevent Drug Overdoses

September 1, 2023News & Updates$279M, Awards, Columbia, Departments, District, Drug, Health, help, Local, Overdoses, Prevent, StatesJamie West

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded $279 million to 49 states, the District of Columbia, and 40 local health departments to help stop overdoses within their communities.

How can health departments respond to the 30% increase in Emergency Department visits for suspected opioid overdoses? – Media Advisory July 19th, 2023Jacqueline Hopkins

How can health departments respond to the 30% increase in Emergency Department visits for suspected opioid overdoses? – Media Advisory

July 19, 2023News & UpdatesAdvisory, Department, Departments, Emergency, Health, increase, Media, Opioid, Overdoses, Respond, suspected, VisitsJacqueline Hopkins

Emergency Department visits for suspected opioid overdoses increased 30 percent from third quarter 2016 to third quarter 2017 in 16 states that have been hit hard by the opioid overdose epidemic.

Emergency Department Data Show Rapid Increases in Opioid Overdoses – Press Release July 17th, 2023Ramona Nelson

Emergency Department Data Show Rapid Increases in Opioid Overdoses – Press Release

July 17, 2023News & UpdatesData, Department, Emergency, Increases, Opioid, Overdoses, Press, Rapid, Release, ShowRamona Nelson

Data from emergency departments (EDs) show that the U.S. opioid overdose epidemic continues to worsen, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Transcript for VitalSigns Teleconference: Opioid Overdoses Treated in Emergency Departments – Transcript July 7th, 2023Linda Austin

Transcript for VitalSigns Teleconference: Opioid Overdoses Treated in Emergency Departments – Transcript

July 7, 2023News & UpdatesDepartments, Emergency, Opioid, Overdoses, Teleconference, Transcript, Treated, VitalSignsLinda Austin

Transcript for VitalSigns Teleconference, titled “Opioid Overdoses Treated in Emergency Departments”

CDC Awards New Funds to Stop Drug Overdoses, Deaths September 5th, 2019Thomas Barnhart

CDC Awards New Funds to Stop Drug Overdoses, Deaths

September 5, 2019News & UpdatesAwards, deaths, Drug, Funds, Overdoses, stopThomas Barnhart

As the drug overdose crisis evolves and becomes more complex, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is providing $301 million in new Overdose Data to Action funds to states and jurisdictions.