Stimulant overdoses are rising in many parts of the US as opioid deaths decline, and treatment is more complex

Summary

Overdoses involving stimulants are rising in many parts of the country, according to recently available data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while opioid overdose deaths have declined. Experts say recognizing and responding to stimulant overdoses is more complex than responding to opioid overdoses, and public education about them has not been as clear-cut. Dr Taylor Nichols, an emergency and addiction medicine physician based in Sacramento, said the rate of overdose decline in California 'was not nearly what we expected.'

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1. The Guardian

   8 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that overdoses involving stimulants are rising in many parts of the US, according to recently available CDC data, and that experts say they are harder to recognize and respond to than opioid overdoses, which are better understood by the public.