The state of Tennessee sued Walgreens on Wednesday, accusing the retail pharmacy giant of fueling the state’s opioid epidemic by willfully flooding the market with an oversupply of prescription narcotics in violation of consumer protection and public nuisance laws. According to the lawsuit, Walgreens used its position as one of the state’s largest pharmacy chains…
Man Charged With Murder in Overdose Deaths of Model, Her Friend
July 6, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A Beverly Hills man who was already facing sex-related counts involving seven women over a 13-year period has been charged with murder in the overdose deaths of a model and her friend, who were dumped outside Southland hospitals last November, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced July 5. David Brian Pearce, 40,…
Homeless Overdose Deaths Spike in Los Angeles
April 26, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The number of homeless deaths in Los Angeles County increased over 50 percent during the first year of the pandemic due to drug overdoses, according to a recent report by the Department of Public Health. The overall deaths among the homeless population across all racial-ethnic groups increased from 1,271 in 2020 to 1,988 in…
Los Angeles Homeless Dying From Overdoses Spikes 50 Percent
April 26, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The number of homeless deaths in Los Angeles County increased over 50 percent during the first year of the pandemic due to drug overdoses, according to a recent report by the Department of Public Health. The overall deaths among the homeless population across all racial-ethnic groups increased from 1,271 in 2020 to 1,988 in…
Death Rate Rose Among Young Canadians During Pandemic Amid Surging Overdoses: StatCan
Excess mortality rates among younger Canadians rose as the COVID-19 pandemic wore on, which may have been the result of increased substance use and missed medical appointments, according to Statistics Canada. The federal agency released the latest provisional data on April 14, which shows that overall excess mortality—meaning more deaths than expected in a given period—climbed…
Non-COVID Excess Deaths Decline in Ages 18-49
Last year’s dramatic spike in excess deaths—mortality not attributed to COVID-19—has appeared to wane. Between October and January, the number of such deaths decreased by more than half, according to death certificate data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In January, fewer than 7,500 Americans died in excess of the average for the same…
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