A slowdown of fentanyl overdoses led drug-related deaths to level off in 2022 as U.S. mortality rates declined for the first time since before the coronavirus pandemic, according to federal data published Thursday.
Attendees practice administering Narcan during an overdose education and Narcan training class at the Onala Recovery Center on the South Shore of Pittsburgh on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021.
Besides poisoning related to drug overdoses, unintentional injuries in the CDC data included car accidents, accidental shootings, fires and drownings. In legal form, doctors prescribe fentanyl as a painkiller that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. Overdose deaths from cocaine increased by 12.3% and those related to psychostimulants such as methamphetamine grew by 4% over the same period. Those rates hit 1.6 and 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, respectively.
The Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan spray for over-the-counter use in March 2023 and a generic version last July.
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