The fourth wave of the overdose crisis

The fourth wave of the overdose crisis: Examining the prominent role ...

This paper reviews data that illustrate the role of psychomotor stimulants in fatal overdoses, nonfatal overdoses, and emergency department visits.

The Rise of Illicit Fentanyls, Stimulants and the Fourth Wave of the ...

A 'fourth wave' of high mortality involving methamphetamine and cocaine use has been gathering force in the US. Availability and use of illicit fentanyls are ...

Stimulant users caught up in fatal 'fourth wave' of opioid epidemic

The mix of stimulants like cocaine and methamphetamines with fentanyl – a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin – is driving what experts call ...

Millennium Health Signals Report™ Volume 6: The "Fourth Wave"

America's overdose epidemic is complex and has been broadly described as consisting of three “waves” that have involved prescription opioids, heroin, ...

Fentanyl plus stimulants drives 'fourth wave' of overdose epidemic in ...

Overdoses from people taking both fentanyl and a stimulant, mainly cocaine or meth, have skyrocketed, ushering in what researchers are ...

U.S. Hit by “Fourth Wave” of Opioid Crisis with Rise of ...

The proportion of US overdose deaths involving both fentanyl and stimulants has increased more than 50-fold since 2010, leading to what has been called the “ ...

What is The Fourth Wave of the Overdose Crisis in the United States?

The nature of overdose seems to be changing, which has prompted researchers to suggest that we are entering “the fourth wave” of overdose ...

How the fentanyl crisis' fourth wave has hit every corner of the US

The lethal use of fentanyl in combination with other drugs has marked the "fourth wave" of the overdose crisis in the US, researchers have said.

'Fourth wave' of opioid epidemic crashes ashore in U.S.

It involves people using multiple substances, combining fentanyl mainly with either methamphetamine or cocaine, the report found.

'Fourth Wave' of Opioid Epidemic Crashes Ashore, Propelled by ...

These waves, according to a report out Wednesday from Millennium Health, began with the crisis in prescription opioid use, followed by a ...

"Fourth wave of opioid (illicit drug) overdose deaths and diminishing ...

Results: The fourth wave results from a confluence of multiple factors, including misapplication of CDC guidelines, the increased availability of illicit drugs, ...

Charting the fourth wave: Geographic, temporal, race/ethnicity and ...

Recently, scholars have argued that the 'fourth wave' of the US overdose crisis has begun, in recognition of rapidly rising polysubstance ...

A Promising Solution for the Fourth Wave of the Overdose Crisis

Contingency management offers a proven, cost-effective intervention that can save lives and improve outcomes for individuals struggling with stimulant use ...

The Fourth Wave of the Opioid Epidemic: A Growing Crisis for ...

In recent years, the opioid epidemic has taken on new dimensions, evolving into what experts now refer to as the “fourth wave.

Fentanyl-Laced Stimulants Fuel Opioid Crisis' Fourth Wave

Fatal overdoses involving fentanyl and stimulants, mainly cocaine and methamphetamine, have skyrocketed, ushering in the fourth wave of the ...

What is the Fourth Wave of the Opioid Crisis?

Wave Four: Polysubstance Misuse, Stimulant Misuse, Co-Occurring Disorders. Here are the latest facts and figures from the CDC on the fourth wave of the opioid ...

Opioid Epidemic 'Fourth Wave' Marked by Methamphetamine Use

Use of methamphetamine and cocaine among those also using fentanyl reached a record high in 2023, a new report showed, more evidence of a ...

The 'fourth wave' of the overdose crisis - STAT News

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020, a perfect storm of an overwhelmed public health system and an even more toxic drug supply made things ...

The fourth wave of the US overdose crisis: fentanyl and stimulants

This rise in fentanyl/stimulant fatalities constitutes the 'fourth wave' in the US's long-running opioid overdose crisis –the death toll of ...

The rise of illicit fentanyls, stimulants and the fourth wave of the ...

Availability and use of illicit fentanyls are still the major drivers of overdose deaths and the current rise in stimulant-related deaths appears entwined with ...