Friday Fact
FDPS Friday Fact 05/24/2024: Rate of U.S. Children Who Lost a Parent to a Drug Overdose per 100,000 Children, 2011-2021, by Race
May 24, 2024A recent study in JAMA Psychiatry titled, “Estimated Number of Children Who Lost a Parent to Drug Overdose in the US From 2011 to 2021” estimated that 321,566 children lost a parent to a drug overdose. The study estimated annual rates of children, by race, who lost a parent to a drug overdose from […]
FDPS 2/9/24 Friday Fact: Surge in Hallucinogen-Related Health Emergency Department Visits
February 9, 2024A study published last month in Addiction examined trends in substance-related emergency department visits in California from 2016 to 2022: Report Highlights: The researchers explained, “these findings represent a concerning trend, especially given growing public perception that hallucinogens are low-risk and as rates of use continue to grow.”
FDPS 1/26/24 Friday Fact: Fatal Overdoses are Increasing, but Oregon is an Outlier due to Measure 110
January 26, 2024Report Highlights: In the span of two years, from 2020 to 2022, there has been a concerning rise in overdose deaths attributed to various drugs across several states in the western United States. The statistics, sourced from the CDC’s WONDER database, reveal a distressing trend: Oregon’s radical policy, Measure 110, which decriminalized the possession of […]