Opioids

Overdose Deaths Increased in Postpartum Women from 2018 to 2021

December 1, 2023 - A report published last week in JAMA Psychiatry revealed changing patterns in overdose deaths among postpartum women. The study — funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) — found a significant increase in postpartum overdose deaths among specific subgroups. The...

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by Veronica Salib

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According to a study published in JAMA Network Open, pediatric ingestion rates of illicit substances increased by 25.6% with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional insights determined that the...

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