Overdose
- Drug-Related Hospitalizations Up among Adults Over 45
A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has found that the number of older adult hospital admissions for drug-related injuries has doubled over the past decade. The rate of admissions for adults ages 45 and older who were suffering from a medication or other drug-related condition had eventually increased twofold between 1997 and 2008. The drug-related injuries included in the report were caused by anything from prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, to illicit drugs.
- Cocaine Overdose Deaths Increase in Warmer Temperatures
The number of New Yorkers who die of cocaine overdose appears to go up when the temperature surpasses 75 degrees, a new study suggests. The findings, reported in the journal Addiction, suggest that relatively hot days may increase cocaine users’ vulnerability to the drug’s potentially fatal effects.