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The crude rate of overdose deaths involving any opioid in NYS increased from 5.5 per 100,000 in 2010 (1,074 deaths) to 16.2 in 2017 (3,224 deaths), then decreased to 15.1 in 2019 (2,939 deaths). • The rate of overdose deaths involving opioids declined for all opioid types between 2017 and 2019, except for overdose deaths involving fentanyl ...
In 2020, 1,580 New Yorkers died from a fentanyl-involved overdose. Avoid an Overdose. Fentanyl use can increase your risk of overdose, especially if you do not regularly use opioids. Anyone who uses drugs that may contain fentanyl, even occasionally, may be at risk of overdose.
Substances like fentanyl and xylazine (PDF) make the drug supply unpredictable and increase the risk of overdose and other harms of drug use. Overdose deaths are preventable . Naloxone , an opioid antagonist, can safely reverse the effects of opioid overdose.
Health Alert #24: Fentanyl-Related OD Deaths in NYC. Health Alert #17: Overdoses Related to Ingestion of Fentanyl-heroin or Fentanyl-Cocaine Mixture. Heroin Abuse and Addiction.
The NYC Health Department is alerting medical personnel that: (1) due to high concentrations of fentanyl, a higher dose or multiple doses of naloxone may be required to reverse some opioid-involved overdoses; 2,3 (2) patients presenting to emergency departments with symptoms indicating opioid
Opioid Prevention Program: Data to Action. Overdose Deaths Involving Methamphetamine With and Without Fentanyl in New York State, Outside of New York City, 2016-2020. January 2022 * Based on the availability of the causes of death reported in text on death certificate records, this
20 paź 2023 · NYS OASAS training on recognizing fentanyl exposure and the use of Naloxone nasal spray to help prevent and reverse an opioid overdose. To obtain this training please visit https://oasas.ny.gov/search/events. Educational resources on how to recognize the signs of an overdose and administer naloxone can be found at
