Drug overdose

Introduction When a child dies from a drug overdose, the parent is not only grieving the loss of their child, they are also susceptible to mental health issues, and may experience greater amounts of grief (Feigelman et al., 2011). In part because drug related deaths tend to be viewed as unfavorable, with the parents often being blamed (Feigelman et al., 2011) (Guy, 2004) (da Silva, Noto, & Formigoni, 2007). Furthermore, parents’ experience feelings of guilt for not intervening, and preventing the

Introduction Parents’ whose child died from a drug overdose not only are grieving the loss of their child, they are also susceptible to mental health issues, and may experience a greater amount of grief (Feigelman et al., 2011). In part because drug related deaths tend to be viewed as unfavorable, with the parents often being blamed (Feigelman et al., 2011) (Guy, 2004) (da Silva, Noto, & Formigoni, 2007). Furthermore, parents’ experience feelings of guilt for not interceding, and preventing the

Drugs. During 2014, a total of 47,055 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States, showing a 1-year increase of 6.5 per cent, from 13.8 per 100,000 people in 2013 to 14.7 per 100,000 people in 2014. People do not realize that one hundred people each day die from a drug overdose. Overdosing is now the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, accounting for more deaths than traffic fatalities or gun homicides and suicides. People believe that if they’re sick if they take certain

Drug Overdoses Are A Major Problem In Michigan Despite the fact that there has been a lot of awareness raised about the dangers of drug overdoses, the number of drug overdose deaths in Michigan continue to grow. A report released in 2013 showed that the drug overdose death rate was 4.6 per 100,000. In 2013, the rate of people suffering fatal drug overdoses was 13.9 per 100,000. This means that there were three times as many fatal drug overdoses in 2013 than in 1999. Illicit Drugs Are Not The

As stated by the Drug Enforcement Agency, "Drug overdoses are the leading cause of injury deaths in the United States, ahead of motor vehicles and firearms." America is suffering from a drug epidemic that has dramatically increased the annual death rate attributed to heroin usage, nearly tripling in just three years, from 9,000 in 2011 to 29,000 in 2014. Major factors that have lead to this spike include: its highly addictive nature, low street price, and newfound availability across the nation with

Drug overdose from medications designed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are on the rise. This is likely due to an overwhelming amount of children, nearly 3 million, prescribed medication for ADHD each year (Spiller, Hays, & Aleguas, 2013). ADHD affects nearly 10% of the national population and is rising due to newer diagnostic criteria (Levine, et al., 2013). In the past, ADHD was only diagnosed in school aged children, but new studies suggest that diagnosis can be made

While many people may assume that drug overdose is more prevalent in urban areas than in rural areas, the reality is reversed. Over the last ten years, rural areas surpassed urban areas in drug-overdose occurrences. Opioid use and the use of other drugs has increased dramatically nationwide, but as of 2017, rural areas have a drug overdose death rate of 17 per 100,000 people while the urban statistic is 16.2 per 1,000 people (which is 0.8 less deaths per 100,000 people). The National Center for Biotechnology

As of today there are a lot more drug overdoses including illegal and legal. Even famous or nonfamous, homeless or non-homeless people lead onto drugs in their life. Some people are not as fortunate as others some die, some get sick or even some people go to jail or even prison. On April 21. 2016, the music artist Prince, who had a son and even won a Grammy award, died from an accidental fentanyl overdose. It's not always people that don't have money or even a family they get addicted to it and

article is on the rising rates of drug overdose deaths in rural areas. These rates are supposedly surpassing the rates in metropolitan areas. I was shocked when I read that drug overdoses are the leading cause of injury death in the US, approximately 52,000 deaths, this shocked me because there has been a lot of shootings and murders recently in the US, as well. So, with drugs keeping the top spot, I believe we, the united states, need to be stricter on the use of drugs. Also, those who need treatment

There is a total of about 250,000 illegal drug use deaths yearly around the world. (Statistics on Drugs n.d.) Drug overdose was responsible for 41,340 deaths in the US in 2011. It is estimated that more than 70,000 lives were lost to drug overdoses in European Union countries in the first decade of the 21st Century. European Union nations reported 6,100 overdose deaths in 2012. Nearly four Australians die every day from overdose. Overdoses out-numbered road fatalities in Australia in 2012. According