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https://www.theferret.scot/claim-english-drug-deaths-written-out-of-figures-is-false/
Claim English drug deaths ‘written out of figures’ is False
Nov 11, 2025 - The level of drug-related deaths in Scotland has been persistently high in recent years, with the Scottish Government facing criticism about its attempts to...
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https://drugscope.blogspot.com/2014/09/sharp-rise-in-drug-deaths-is-cause-for.html
DrugScope Comment: Sharp rise in drug deaths is a cause for concern
Last year the Office for National Statistics consulted on making savings by stopping the analysis they do on drug related deaths. Fortun...
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https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/drug-deaths-in-dublins-south-inner-city-cost-rental-homes-and-chris-odowds-gaa-career/
Early Edition podcast: Drug deaths in Dublin; the case against Daniel Kinahan; and Chris O’Dowd’s...
Apr 23, 2026 - Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan
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https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/news/cutting-drug-deaths-must-be-election-priority-scotland
Cutting drug deaths must be election priority in Scotland | The Salvation Army
More specialist support needed to reduce avoidable drug deaths in Scotland as numbers rise.
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https://www.vox.com/good-medicine-newsletter/483869/drugs-meth-cocaine-opioid-use-addiction-treatment
As opioid drug deaths fall, cocaine and meth are coming back. Here’s what you should know. | Vox
Mar 26, 2026 - America’s drug treatment and overdose prevention programs must evolve as drug use does. But there are steps you can take to prevent cocaine or meth overdose.
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https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/deaths-from-drug-use-disorders-ghe
Drug use disorder deaths - Our World in Data
Estimated annual number of deaths from drug use disorders.
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https://www.euda.europa.eu/data/stats2025/drd_en
Statistical Bulletin 2025 — drug-induced deaths | The European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA)
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https://www.unilad.com/news/crime/toxic-drug-linked-inmate-deaths-prison-chicago-220314-20260406
String of mysterious inmate deaths at infamous jail linked to paper laced with toxic drug
Apr 6, 2026 - Authorities had been left puzzled after a series of inmates passed away in similar circumstances at a Chicago prison.
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https://www.biospace.com/fda/fda-ties-amgens-rare-inflammatory-disease-drug-to-eight-deaths-dozens-of-liver-injuries
FDA Ties Amgen’s Rare Inflammatory Disease Drug to Eight Deaths, Dozens of Liver Injuries - BioSpace
Apr 1, 2026 - The FDA in January asked Amgen to pull Tavneos from the market, citing liver toxicity issues that affected the drug’s overall risk-benefit profile. The pharma...
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/whats-behind-the-historic-spike-in-drug-overdose-deaths-under-covid-19
What's behind the historic spike in drug overdose deaths under COVID-19 | PBS News
Drug overdoses were linked to more than 81,000 people’s deaths, jumping 18 percent between June 2019 and May 2020, according to recently released data from the...
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https://nypost.com/2026/04/06/us-news/inmate-deaths-linked-to-paper-laced-with-toxic-drug-in-cook-county-jail/
Inmate deaths linked to paper laced with toxic drug in Cook County jail
A string of inmate deaths at Chicago
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https://www.ibtimes.com/deaths-chicago-prison-show-that-soaked-papers-are-previously-unheard-form-drug-smuggling-report-3800908
Deaths At Chicago Prison Show That Soaked Papers Are A Previously Unheard Form of Drug Smuggling:...
Apr 6, 2026 - A string of deaths at Chicago's Cook County Jail were found to be tied to an unlikely source: paper.
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/29/metro/opioid-overdose-deaths-boston-drop/
Drug overdose deaths plummet in Massachusetts
May 30, 2025 - The number of people who died last year in Massachusetts from drug overdoses plummeted to their lowest level in more than a decade, the most promising sign yet...
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https://www.kincardinenews.com/news/local-news/stigma-of-drug-related-deaths-explored-in-bruce-county-museum-exhibit
Stigma of drug-related deaths explored in Bruce County Museum exhibit | Kincardine News
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https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/10/14/designer-drug-surge-linked-record-number-deaths-hawaii/
Designer drug surge linked to record number of deaths in Hawaii
Oct 14, 2025 - Experts feel people experimenting, especially teens, will fall victim to the lethal combination of bromazolam and fentanyl.
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https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/deaths-drug-overdoses-who
Drug use disorder deaths - Our World in Data
Estimated annual number of deaths from drug use disorders, by type of drug.
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https://usafacts.org/answers/how-many-drug-overdose-deaths-happen-every-year-in-the-us/country/united-states/
How many drug overdose deaths happen every year in the US? | USAFacts
Apr 8, 2026 - About 105,007 overdose deaths in 2023. That means that for every 100,000 people living in the US, 31 died of a drug overdose. This is the third highest the...
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https://www.ctvnews.ca:443/winnipeg/article/we-need-help-petition-launched-to-declare-public-health-emergency-after-15-drug-related-deaths/
Winnipeg news: Drug-related deaths spike, petition launched to declare public health emergency
Apr 19, 2026 - An alarming jump in drug-related deaths has prompted a drug awareness advocate to petition the province to declare a public health emergency.
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https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/deaths-from-drug-use-disorders-by-age-who
Drug use disorder deaths by age - Our World in Data
Estimated annual number of deaths from drug use disorders, by age.
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https://blogs.cdc.gov/nchs/2023/05/18/7365/
Provisional Data Shows U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Top 100,000 in 2022 | Blogs | CDC
CDC - Blogs - NCHS: A Blog of the National Center for Health Statistics – Provisional Data Shows U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Top 100,000 in 2022 - Featured...
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https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/deaths-due-to-drug-use
Deaths attributed to drug use - Our World in Data
Estimated annual number of deaths attributed to drug use.
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https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/death-rates-from-drug-use-gbd
Rate of deaths attributed to drug use - Our World in Data
Estimated annual number of deaths attributed to drug use per 100,000 people.
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https://odphp.health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/drug-and-alcohol-use/reduce-drug-overdose-deaths-su-03
Reduce drug overdose deaths — SU‑03 - Healthy People 2030 | odphp.health.gov
Drug overdose deaths are a national public health emergency. Naloxone can reverse opioid overdoses and prevent death. Increasing access to naloxone and to...
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https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/01/19/recent-surge-in-u-s-drug-overdose-deaths-has-hit-black-men-the-hardest/
Black men hit hardest by drug overdose deaths in recent years | Pew Research Center
Apr 23, 2025 - Black men are now on par with American Indian or Alaska Native men as the demographic groups most likely to die from overdoses.
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https://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/health-statistics/health-statistics-a-to-z/drug-overdose-deaths---health-statistics-a-to-z
Drug overdose deaths | Department of Health | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Drug overdose deaths
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https://apimagesblog.com/blog/2021/6/24/in-pandemic-drug-overdose-deaths-soar-among-black-americans
In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans — AP Photos
Oct 1, 2021 - Photos Brynn Anderson | Text Claire Galofaro
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https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/video/2026/one-way-to-bring-overdose-deaths-down-drug-checking-equipment
One Way to Bring Overdose Deaths Down? Drug-Checking Equipment | The Pew Charitable Trusts
Mar 5, 2026 - Fentanyl continues to drive overdose deaths in the U.S., but many people who use drugs don’t realize how prevalent it is in the drug supply.
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