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Solutions for Texas' "Overdose Crisis"

A new briefing paper (pdf) from the Drug Policy Alliance hones in on Texas drug overdoses, pointing out that, "Between 1999 and 2007, overdose deaths increased by more than 250 percent. Statewide, accidental poisoning (most commonly due to drug overdose) is the third-leading cause of injuryrelated death in Texas, behind car crashes and suicide. While a majority of these poisoning victims are middle age adults or older (ages 35-54), almost one-third (31.4%) were either youth or young adults (ages 15-34)."Most of these, says DPA, are preventable deaths: "over half of all accidental overdose deaths in Houston in the past five years could have been prevented if the overdose reversal medication naloxone, coupled with overdose prevention education, had been available to people at risk of an opiate overdose and their loved ones...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on November 17, 2010 (boomark / email).