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American Epidemic - The New Press

A first-of-its kind collection of the most vivid reporting about the most lethal addiction crisis ever.

American Epidemic: The Nation's Struggle With Opioid Addiction

In 2016, Wall Street Journal video journalists Robert Libetti and Adya Beasley chronicled the devastating impact of opioid abuse.

American Epidemic - Chicago Public Library | BiblioCommons

American Epidemic — "Just a few years ago, the opioid crisis could be referred to as a "silent epidemic," but it is no longer possible to argue that the ...

The Opioid Epidemic in the United States - SHADAC

America's Evolving Overdose Crisis: Changes in State-level Data on Drug Poisoning Deaths Since the CDC's 2011 Opioid "Epidemic" Declaration. Filter. Substance.

Opioid epidemic in the United States - Wikipedia

There is an ongoing opioid epidemic (also known as the opioid crisis) in the United States, originating out of both medical prescriptions and illegal sources.

The American Opioid Epidemic: From Patient Care to Public Health

Provides practicing psychiatrists, trainees, and other mental health professionals with the latest information on opioid addiction.

Fentanyl and the U.S. Opioid Epidemic | Council on Foreign Relations

Fentanyl and other opioids are fueling the worst drug crisis in the history of the United States. More than 1,500 Americans per week die ...

305 - Obesity: An American Epidemic

America is facing an epidemic of enormous proportions: obesity. Defined as the state of being above one's normal weight,13 a person once had to be.

Understanding the Opioid Overdose Epidemic - CDC

The rate of overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone (primarily illegally made fentanyl and fentanyl analogs) increased ...

The Worst Outbreaks in U.S. History - Healthline

The United States had three serious waves of cholera, an infection of the intestines, between 1832 and 1866. The pandemic began in India and swiftly spread ...

See Inside the Worst Opioid Addiction Crisis in U.S. History - Time

The opioid crisis is the worst addiction epidemic in American history. Drug overdoses kill more than 64,000 people per year, and the nation's life ...

Opioid epidemic - Wikipedia

Opioid epidemic · Contents · United States · Canada · Outside North America · Accessibility of prescribed opioids · Alternative for opioids · Signs of addiction.

American Epidemic: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis

A first-of-its kind collection of the most vivid reporting about the most lethal addiction crisis ever Just a few years ago, the opioid.

American Epidemic: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis

American Epidemic collects, for the first time, the key works of reportage and analysis that provide the best picture available of the origins, ...

End the Epidemic

America's overdose epidemic has been characterized as 4 distinct and interrelated epidemics: prescription opioids, heroin, fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, and ...

Opioids of the Masses - Stopping an American Epidemic From - jstor

Stopping an American Epidemic From. Going Global. Keith Humphreys , Jonathan P. Caulkins , and. Vanda Felbab-Brown. In 2016, States, 2016, more and, nearly ...

Opioid Misuse in Rural America - USDA

in Rural America. The United States is experiencing an epidemic of drug overdose deaths. In 2020, the age-adjusted rate of ...

End the Opioid Epidemic | AMA - American Medical Association

The AMA is committed to erasing the stigmatization of substance abuse. Find out how the AMA is working with physicians to end the opioid epidemic in the ...

Major American Epidemics of Yellow Fever (1793-1905) - PBS

Yellow fever appeared in the U.S. in the late 17th century. The deadly virus continued to strike cities, mostly eastern seaports and Gulf Coast cities, ...

CDC Current Outbreak List

Infectious disease outbreaks currently being reported on by CDC. Listings include those outbreaks for which content is currently published on the CDC website.