/tags/overdose-deaths overdose deaths en-US Copyright Wed, 18 Dec 2024 01:24:32 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-12-17/southwestern-oregon-saw-30-increase-in-overdose-deaths-last-year Despite nationwide overdose deaths dropping in 2023 — the first decrease in over five years — deaths in Oregon rose. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 01:24:32 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-12-17/southwestern-oregon-saw-30-increase-in-overdose-deaths-last-year Justin Higginbottom /health-and-medicine/2024-12-13/deaths-from-drug-overdoses-surged-nearly-33-in-oregon-last-year New data from the Oregon Health Authority show 1,833 people died from overdose deaths in 2023, an increase of 450 people from the previous year. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 01:29:19 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-12-13/deaths-from-drug-overdoses-surged-nearly-33-in-oregon-last-year Conrad Wilson /health-and-medicine/2024-10-21/overdose-deaths-are-down-nationally-but-up-in-many-western-states Despite an encouraging national dip in the past year, overdose deaths are still on the rise in many Western states as the epicenter of the nation’s continuing crisis shifts toward the Pacific Coast, where deadly fentanyl and also methamphetamine are finding more victims. Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:47:26 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-10-21/overdose-deaths-are-down-nationally-but-up-in-many-western-states Tim Henderson /health-and-medicine/2024-10-04/overdoses-killing-more-oregonians-as-national-figure-drops The western spread of fentanyl continues to fuel regional variations in the number of people dying from drug overdoses, and Measure 110′s effects remain debated. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 13:56:59 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-10-04/overdoses-killing-more-oregonians-as-national-figure-drops Jake Thomas /health-and-medicine/2024-03-24/for-some-reason-i-felt-ashland-was-safe-fentanyl-crisis-leaves-local-couple-grappling-with-loss Josh Wallner-Sentle's death was one of over 100 fatal overdoses in Jackson County last year. Many involved fentanyl, a highly addictive and powerful synthetic opioid that can be mixed into other drugs. Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:00:58 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-03-24/for-some-reason-i-felt-ashland-was-safe-fentanyl-crisis-leaves-local-couple-grappling-with-loss Juliet Grable /health-and-medicine/2024-01-26/latest-data-show-overdoses-continue-to-skyrocket-in-oregon As lawmakers prepare to tackle the state’s addiction crisis, new data from the Oregon Health Authority shows how dire the addiction crisis has become. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 22:46:08 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-01-26/latest-data-show-overdoses-continue-to-skyrocket-in-oregon Lynne Terry /health-and-medicine/2023-11-02/jackson-county-officials-grapple-with-a-growing-overdose-crisis As Oregon faces increasing problems with drug use and overdoses, Jackson County has been hit especially hard. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 01:14:17 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-11-02/jackson-county-officials-grapple-with-a-growing-overdose-crisis Jane Vaughan /health-and-medicine/2023-09-27/study-says-drug-decriminalization-in-oregon-did-not-cause-more-overdose-deaths Three years after Oregon voters elected to decriminalize drugs, a new study has concluded that the first-in-the-nation law has not led to increased drug use or drug overdoses. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 01:05:53 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-09-27/study-says-drug-decriminalization-in-oregon-did-not-cause-more-overdose-deaths Jonathan Levinson /health-and-medicine/2023-08-01/spike-in-rogue-valley-fentanyl-deaths-points-to-fourth-wave-of-the-opioid-crisis In mid-July, Jackson County medical examiners identified ten drug overdose deaths in just five days . They believe nine of those deaths were related to the powerful opioid fentanyl. Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:37:09 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-08-01/spike-in-rogue-valley-fentanyl-deaths-points-to-fourth-wave-of-the-opioid-crisis Roman Battaglia /health-and-medicine/2023-06-12/california-confronts-the-threat-of-tranq-as-overdose-crisis-rages When the city’s medical examiner announced in February that four people who had recently died of overdoses had the animal sedative xylazine in their systems, public health workers across the state sprang into action. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 13:30:40 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-06-12/california-confronts-the-threat-of-tranq-as-overdose-crisis-rages Brian Rinker / KFF Health News