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  • Drug Overdose Facts
  • A fever experienced during drug withdrawal is common among people who have been addicted to various substances, or even after a period of intense substance use and can range from mild to severe.
  • Due to the drugs undesirable side effects, GHB was discontinued by the medical community in the United States many years ago.
  • The withdrawal of the popular painkiller Darvon in the U.K. has dramatically decreased the amount of drug overdose cases in the United Kingdom; some reports have indicated that the percentage of intentional and accidental drug overdoses have fell by as much as 59%.
  • Currently in the United States, there is very little funding for overdose prevention; unfortunately, the overdose epidemic continues to escalate as the federal grants for these types of preventative programs are not being approved for funding.
  • A 2009 survey among Americans high school students indicated that 42% drank some amount of alcohol, 24% binge drank, 10% drove after drinking alcohol and 28% rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol in the past 30 days.
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