Emergency visits for suspected opioid overdoses shot up 30 percent from the third quarter of 2016 to third quarter 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
During a briefing of the latest Vital Signs report, CDC's Acting Director Dr. Anne Schuchat said overall the most dramatic increases were in the Midwest, where emergency visits went up 70 percent in all ages over 25.
ER visits for opioid-related emergencies more than doubled in two states. Wisconsin saw the biggest increase, 109 percent, and Delaware saw a 105 percent increase. In Pennsylvania, ER visits were up 81 percent.
“We’re seeing the highest ever death rates in the U.S.,” Schuchat said. She pointed to national statistics that out of 63,000 overdose deaths in 2016, 42,000 of them involved opioids.
Source : foxnews
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