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Growth in Reports of Xylazine in the US 2019-2022

Common Sense for Drug Policy Blog

Growth in Reports of Xylazine in the US 2019-2022 "In 2019, relatively low rates of xylazine NFLIS [National Forensic Laboratory Information System] reports were observed; all states had a rate below 6 xylazine NFLIS reports per 100,000 residents, and 16 states had zero NFLIS xylazine reports ( Figure 1 ; eTable 4 in Supplement 1 ).

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Portugal Opened Its First Safe Consumption Site In 2019

Common Sense for Drug Policy Blog

Portugal Opened Its First Safe Consumption Site In 2019 "Drug consumption rooms (DCR) are in place for more than three decades in Europe and have been proven to be effective as a public health response. In Portugal, despite being legal since 2001, the first DCR only came into reality in 2019 by the initiative of the City Council of Lisbon."

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Changes to CDSCO’s Rules for Clinical Trials in India: New Drugs & Clinical Trial Rules 2019

ProRelix Research

However, […] The post Changes to CDSCO’s Rules for Clinical Trials in India: New Drugs & Clinical Trial Rules 2019 appeared first on ProRelix Research. Being the second most populous country in the world with skilled labor and good infrastructure, India is a favorable destination for clinical trials for a wide variety of diseases.

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Tripling in proportion of smokers’ duty free tobacco purchases in England since 2019

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The proportion of smokers’ duty free tobacco purchases in England has tripled since 2019, rising from just over 5% to just over 16%, but there’s been no reported change in black market purchases, reveals a time-trends analysis published online in the journal Tobacco Control.

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Trends in Drug Overdose Mortality in the US 2000-2019

Common Sense for Drug Policy Blog

Trends in Drug Overdose Mortality in the US 2000-2019 "The number of accidental drug overdose deaths increased by 622% between 2000 and 2020, and age-standardized mortality rates increased nearly four-fold in both men and women.

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CDC: Life Expectancy for U.S. Population Increased in 2019

The Pharma Data

population increased in 2019, while the rate of drug overdose deaths increased from 2018 to 2019, according to two December data briefs published by the U.S. population in 2019, an increase of 0.1 percent decrease in the age-adjusted death rate from 2018 to 2019, from 723.6 TUESDAY, Dec. years for the U.S. year from 2018.

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U.S. Health Care Spending Increased 4.6 Percent in 2019

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Percent in 2019. percent in 2019, which was a similar rate of growth as that seen in 2018, according to a report published online Dec. health care spending in 2019, based on health expenditure data through 2019. health care spending in 2019, based on health expenditure data through 2019. Professional.