Tag: Smoking vs. Injecting

The way drugs are consumed can have a significant impact on the risk of overdose deaths. In recent years, a new trend has emerged, with smoking surpassing injecting as the most common method of drug consumption in the United States. This shift has raised questions about the potential implications for public health and the overall overdose crisis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently conducted a landmark study to examine the changing patterns of drug consumption in the United States. The study, which analyzed data from 2020 to 2022, revealed a significant increase in the percentage of overdose deaths associated with smoking drugs. This finding has important implications for understanding the evolving landscape of drug use and overdose-related fatalities. Alcoh...