The CBS Evening News (3/6, story 6, 2:10, Glor) reported, “New numbers out today show America’s opioid crisis is getting worse.” Emergency department visits for opioid overdoses “in 45 states” have risen “30 percent in a year.”
The Washington Post (3/6, Bernstein) reports there were 142,557 ED visits for opioid overdoses over a recent 15-month period, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CNN (3/6, Howard) reports on its website that opioid overdoses increased about 30% between July 2016 and September 2017, according to the report, which was based on data collected by the CDC from 45 states. Anne Schuchat, the acting director of the CDC, said, “This is really a fast-moving epidemic that’s getting worse.”
CNBC (3/6, LaVito) reports on its website that opioid overdoses increased 70% in the Midwest, 40% in the West, 21% in the Northeast, 20% in the Southwest, and 14% in the Southeast. The report said that opioid overdoses increased 30% among men and 24% among women, while overdoses increased by similar amounts among different age groups.
NBC News (3/6, Siemaszko) reports on its website that opioid overdoses increased 54% “from July 2016 through September 2017 in the major metro areas of 16 states.” The article suggests that “the opioid epidemic is fast becoming a big city problem.”
Related Links:
— “Emergency room data shows the opioid crisis continues to accelerate,” Lenny Bernstein, Washington Post, March 6, 2018.