With Heroin Deaths Rising Sharply, White House Announces New Initiative
GoLocalProv Health Team & GraphicIQ
With Heroin Deaths Rising Sharply, White House Announces New Initiative
According to the Washington Post, the program, which will be initially funded for one year, will target the source of the heroin and the method by which it reaches the streets. Shifting away from an emphasis on punishing the drug users, the new plan also focuses on teaching law enforcement officers to identify and treat heroin overdoses quickly.
GoLocalProv has teamed up with GraphIQ to provide the figure below which depicts the number of fatal heroin overdoses in the U.S. from 2002 to 2012.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTBreakdown of Overdose Deaths in RI - 2009 to 2014
2009
Total overdose deaths: 137
Both illicit and pharmaceutical drugs: 22
Pharmaceutical drugs only: 84
Illicit drugs only: 31
2010
Total overdose deaths: 152
Both illicit and pharmaceutical drugs: 36
Pharmaceutical drugs only: 82
Illicit drugs only: 24
2011
Total overdose deaths: 175
Both illicit and pharmaceutical drugs: 41
Pharmaceutical drugs only: 93
Illicit drugs only: 41
2012
Total overdose deaths: 182
Both illicit and pharmaceutical drugs: 34
Pharmaceutical drugs only: 85
Illicit drugs only: 63
2013 (First Half)
Total overdose deaths: 118*
Both illicit and pharmaceutical drugs: 23
Pharmaceutical drugs only: 40
Illicit drugs only: 55
*Data only available for first half of 2013
2014
Total overdose deaths:
Both illicit and pharmaceutical drugs:
Pharmaceutical drugs only:
Illicit drugs only:
