National Figures Show a Decline in Overdose Deaths
Preliminary data from the CDC shows overdose deaths declined in the U.S. for the first time in 5 years.
But the full picture is more complicated.
OASAS Commissioner Dr. Chinazo Cunningham joins us to discuss the latest data and the growing challenge of stimulants in New York.
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We have to make sure that people who use stimulants know that they're at risk, know that fentanyl is really anywhere and in any substance and any counterfeit pill, and so they need to take the precautions that are necessary, access the naloxone and fentanyl test strips and xylazine test strips, and just really understand that they are at risk.
OASAS Commissioner Dr. Chinazo Cunningham
Resources
- CDC National Center for Health Statistics: Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts
- Order Free Harm Reduction Supplies (Naloxone, Fentanyl and Xylazine Test Strips)