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key takeaway: "During July 2019–June 2023, ketamine was detected in <1% of overdose deaths and was the only drug involved in 24 deaths. During this period, the percentage of overdose deaths with ketamine detected in toxicology reports increased from 0.3% (47 deaths) to 0.5% (107 deaths). Approximately 82% of deaths with ketamine detected in toxicology reports involved other substances, including illegally manufactured fentanyls, methamphetamine, or cocaine."


key takeaway: "The primary reasons for not receiving needed health care were problems getting an appointment (72.1%), issues related to cost (39.3%), and services needed not being available in the area (38.5%). Poor experiences with health care providers were consistently associated with not receiving needed mental health services among children with mental disorders."


key takeaway: "We found that 15 scientific articles were collectively mentioned in 3666 documents supporting 5 common, inaccurate claims: opioids are effective for treatment of chronic, non-cancer pain; opioids are “rarely” addictive; “pseudo-addiction” is due to inadequate pain management; no opioid dose is too high; and screening tools can identify those at risk of developing addiction."

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