Drug Overdose deaths continue to rise CDC data shows
In Minnesota, drug overdoses went up 32%
April 25, 2021 5:53 PM Site staff
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ROCHESTER, Minn. (WKBT) – Officials say drug overdoses are increasing since the pandemic began. More than 87,000 Americans died of a drug overdose in the one-year period ending in September of last year.
This is according to new preliminary data released from the CDC. In Minnesota, drug overdoses went up 32% during that same time. Many of these overdoses are caused by opioids.
“If you look back in the early, mid to 1990s when we first started to see this rise in opioids, the actual epidemic has been increasing every single year since then. It slowed down a little bit like Dr. Gazelka was talking about, but it hasn’t stopped and has continued to increase,” said Dr. Teresa Rummans, a Psychiatrist with Mayo Clinic.
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The New Edition musician admits the tragic death of his son left him feeling guilty as he felt responsible for introducing him to drugs but he insists Bobby Brown, Jr. was never a user. Apr 15, 2021
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Bobby Brown, Jr. to his own drug use following the 28 year old s overdose death last year (20).
Coroners recently ruled Brown, Jr. died after accidentally ingesting a deadly cocktail of drugs and alcohol on 18 November, when he was found unresponsive at his Los Angeles home, but the singer insists his son wasn t an addict.
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The City of Vancouver on Monday took another step in an ongoing revolution in Canadian drug policy, as it outlined plans for decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs within municipal boundaries.
Last November, city council backed a plan to ask for an exemption from federal drug laws. Ottawa agreed to talks in January and Vancouver made its first submission in March. Monday’s filing detailed what level of “personal possession” of drugs would be small enough to be treated as non-criminal. The proposal is for a supply equivalent to three days of use, such as two grams of opioids, or three grams of cocaine.