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• Nitrous Oxide Overdose Deaths Claimed 1,240 Lives Between 2010 and 2023: Report

  July 31, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that nitrous oxide overdose deaths have increased five-fold in recent years as recreational use, and abuse, has become more widespread among teens and young adults.

• Overdose Deaths Predicted to Drop 24% Year-Over-Year in U.S.: CDC

  March 13, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  New federal data shows that U.S. drug overdose deaths for the most recently analyzed 12-month period could be at the lowest point since June 2020.

• More Than 80% of U.S. Pregnancy Deaths Preventable: CDC

  September 23, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  Four out of five pregnancy deaths in the U.S. could be prevented with proper health care services, according to a new CDC report.

• Insulin Overdose Risk Results in Recall of 1.4M Smiths Medical Mislabeled Syringes

  June 29, 2021

  Russell Maas

  Smiths Medical is recalling about 1.4 million insulin syringes with skewed measurement markings which could result in an insulin overdose.

• Overdiagnosis For ADHD is a Frequent Problem Among Children With Mild Symptoms: Study

  April 20, 2021

  Luke Tollen

  A new study finds that some children with mild cases of ADHD are being overdiagnosed, which could result in treatments which cause more harm than good.

• More Than 300 Hospice Centers Get Failing Grade From Inspector General

  July 11, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  A new federal report found deficiencies in 80% of all hospice care centers in the U.S., and determined that 300 failed to provide adequate care to dying patients.

• Drug Poisoning Most Common, Expensive Cause of Fatal U.S. Injuries: CDC

  October 7, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report by the CDC finds that drug-related poisoning deaths accounted for the largest share of fatality-related healthcare costs in 2013, as rates of prescription drug abuse and overdoses skyrocketed.

• Abuse-Resistant OxyContin May Have Helped Drive Down Overdose Numbers: Report

  April 21, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  A new study examines a possible link between abuse-deterrent pills and reductions in drug overdoses.

• Prescription Drug Overdose Deaths Continue to Rise: CDC

  September 17, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  A new report from the CDC shows that the number of prescription drug overdose deaths continue to increase each year, but the rate of growth appears to be slowing.

• Anti-Addiction Drug Hospitalizes Hundreds of Children Annually: Study

  September 15, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that the anti-drug addiction medication buprenorphine causes hundreds of child hospitalizations every year.