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US heroin overdoses shifting to young, white, Midwestern
US Heroin Overdoses Shifting to Young, White, Midwestern
NEW YORK — Mar 4, 2015, 12:02 AM ET
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/us-heroin-overdoses-shifting-young-white-midwestern-29372684
Young, white and living in the Midwest: Report reveals the people most likely to die from heroin-related overdoses in the U.S.
Published: 17:38 EST, 3 March 2015 | Updated: 05:54 EST, 4 March 2015
Shooting up: Young whites from the Midwest have emerged as the group most likely to die from a heroin overdose. (Picture posed by model)
Young whites from the Midwest are the Americans most likly to die from a heroin overdose, figures show.
The number of fatal heroin overdoses in the U.S. has nearly quadrupled since 2000, according to the most recent data, with a major demographic shift in the kinds of victims.
Fifteen years ago the death rate was highest among older blacks and the West and Northeast had the biggest heroin problems.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, based on death certificates from 2013, tallied drug overdose deaths across the U.S. in which heroin was a contributing factor.
There were 8,257 heroin-related deaths in 2013, compared to 5,925 the previous year. The rates have soared since 2010, when deaths numbered about 3,000.
Heroin-related deaths increased between 2000 and 2013 in both men and women, in all age groups, and in whites, blacks and Hispanics.
But the sharpest rise was among young 'non-Hispanic white persons'. In 2000, the highest death rate from heroin overdoses was in blacks ages 45 to 64. But in 2013, whites ages 18 to 44 had the highest rate.
Whites in that age group accounted for more than half of the heroin-related overdose deaths that year.
And the region with the largest heroin overdose problems shifted to the Midwest. The West and Northeast had the same highest rate in 2000. The report did not provide state breakdowns.
'The age-adjusted rate for drug-poisoning deaths involving heroin nearly quadrupled from 0.7 per 100,000 in 2000 to 2.7 per 100,000 in 2013,' the report said.
'During this 14-year period, the age-adjusted rate showed an average increase of 6 per cent per year from 2000 through 2010, followed by a larger average increase of 37 per cent per year from 2010 through 2013.'
Overall, there were about 44,000 drug overdose deaths in 2013. More than 16,000 of them involved a type of powerful prescription painkillers, such as the opioid analgesics Vicodin and OxyContin.
Those deaths were nearly twice as high as the heroin-related deaths in 2013. However, painkiller-related deaths held steady for two years while those involving heroin climbed.
The report didn't explore why heroin deaths are increasing, but it follows reports that legalisation of cannabis in several U.S. states was leading drug farmers in Mexico sow fields of opium instead.
Other experts have said recent restrictions on prescribing painkillers may be reducing supplies at a time when the heroin supply has been increasing.
About one in six of the drug poisoning deaths involving heroin also involved opioid analgesics.
Age-adjusted rates for drug-poisoning deaths, by type of drug, 2000 - 2013: The graph shows a sharp increase in the number of heroin deaths starting in 2010, as deaths from opioid painkillers stabilized
Number of drug-poisoning deaths involving heroin, by sex, 2000 - 2013: The sharpest rise in heroin overdose deaths was among men from 2010 onwards, while women recorded a more gradual increase
Rates for drug-poisoning deaths involving heroin, by selected age and race and ethnicity groups: Rates of overdoses increased in all categories, but the sharpest rises were seen among 'non-Hispanic whites'
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) last year reported that users of synthetic opioid drugs were increasingly substituting their addiction for heroin, 'driven by the increased availability of heroin in parts of the United States, and lesser costs to regular users to maintain their dependency.'
'Further, the reformulation of one of the main prescription pharmaceuticals abused, OxyContin, now makes it more difficult to snort or inject it,' the report said.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse says one in 15 people who take a prescription painkiller for non-medical reasons will end up trying heroin within the next 10 years.
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US heroin overdoses shifting to young, white, Midwestern
US Heroin Overdoses Shifting to Young, White, Midwestern
NEW YORK — Mar 4, 2015, 12:02 AM ET
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/us-heroin-overdoses-shifting-young-white-midwestern-29372684
Young, white and living in the Midwest: Report reveals the people most likely to die from heroin-related overdoses in the U.S.
- Older blacks were previously those most likely to fall victim to the drug
- Official figures reveal sharp rise in overdose deaths since 2010
- That corresponds with a crackdown on synthetic opioid painkillers
Published: 17:38 EST, 3 March 2015 | Updated: 05:54 EST, 4 March 2015
Shooting up: Young whites from the Midwest have emerged as the group most likely to die from a heroin overdose. (Picture posed by model)
Young whites from the Midwest are the Americans most likly to die from a heroin overdose, figures show.
The number of fatal heroin overdoses in the U.S. has nearly quadrupled since 2000, according to the most recent data, with a major demographic shift in the kinds of victims.
Fifteen years ago the death rate was highest among older blacks and the West and Northeast had the biggest heroin problems.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, based on death certificates from 2013, tallied drug overdose deaths across the U.S. in which heroin was a contributing factor.
There were 8,257 heroin-related deaths in 2013, compared to 5,925 the previous year. The rates have soared since 2010, when deaths numbered about 3,000.
Heroin-related deaths increased between 2000 and 2013 in both men and women, in all age groups, and in whites, blacks and Hispanics.
But the sharpest rise was among young 'non-Hispanic white persons'. In 2000, the highest death rate from heroin overdoses was in blacks ages 45 to 64. But in 2013, whites ages 18 to 44 had the highest rate.
Whites in that age group accounted for more than half of the heroin-related overdose deaths that year.
And the region with the largest heroin overdose problems shifted to the Midwest. The West and Northeast had the same highest rate in 2000. The report did not provide state breakdowns.
'The age-adjusted rate for drug-poisoning deaths involving heroin nearly quadrupled from 0.7 per 100,000 in 2000 to 2.7 per 100,000 in 2013,' the report said.
'During this 14-year period, the age-adjusted rate showed an average increase of 6 per cent per year from 2000 through 2010, followed by a larger average increase of 37 per cent per year from 2010 through 2013.'
Overall, there were about 44,000 drug overdose deaths in 2013. More than 16,000 of them involved a type of powerful prescription painkillers, such as the opioid analgesics Vicodin and OxyContin.
Those deaths were nearly twice as high as the heroin-related deaths in 2013. However, painkiller-related deaths held steady for two years while those involving heroin climbed.
The report didn't explore why heroin deaths are increasing, but it follows reports that legalisation of cannabis in several U.S. states was leading drug farmers in Mexico sow fields of opium instead.
Other experts have said recent restrictions on prescribing painkillers may be reducing supplies at a time when the heroin supply has been increasing.
About one in six of the drug poisoning deaths involving heroin also involved opioid analgesics.
Age-adjusted rates for drug-poisoning deaths, by type of drug, 2000 - 2013: The graph shows a sharp increase in the number of heroin deaths starting in 2010, as deaths from opioid painkillers stabilized
Number of drug-poisoning deaths involving heroin, by sex, 2000 - 2013: The sharpest rise in heroin overdose deaths was among men from 2010 onwards, while women recorded a more gradual increase
Rates for drug-poisoning deaths involving heroin, by selected age and race and ethnicity groups: Rates of overdoses increased in all categories, but the sharpest rises were seen among 'non-Hispanic whites'
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) last year reported that users of synthetic opioid drugs were increasingly substituting their addiction for heroin, 'driven by the increased availability of heroin in parts of the United States, and lesser costs to regular users to maintain their dependency.'
'Further, the reformulation of one of the main prescription pharmaceuticals abused, OxyContin, now makes it more difficult to snort or inject it,' the report said.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse says one in 15 people who take a prescription painkiller for non-medical reasons will end up trying heroin within the next 10 years.
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we still want black people on drugs.
