{"id":20075,"date":"2024-02-05T12:43:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T18:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/land.deltorro.com\/?p=20075"},"modified":"2024-02-05T12:43:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T18:43:25","slug":"drug-overdose-deaths-have-risen-rapidly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plattecountylandmark.com\/es\/2024\/02\/05\/drug-overdose-deaths-have-risen-rapidly\/","title":{"rendered":"Las muertes por sobredosis de drogas han aumentado r\u00e1pidamente"},"content":{"rendered":"

EN EL CONDADO DE PLATTE, EL DOBLE DE LO QUE ERA HACE SOLO TRES A\u00d1OS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al igual que en comunidades de todo Estados Unidos, las muertes por sobredosis de drogas est\u00e1n afectando significativamente al condado de Platte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Petrizzo, director ejecutivo de Beacon Mental Health (anteriormente Tri-County Mental Health), dijo que las muertes por sobredosis de drogas en el condado de Platte se duplicaron con creces en 2023 en comparaci\u00f3n con tres a\u00f1os antes en 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El n\u00famero de muertes por sobredosis de drogas en el condado alcanz\u00f3 recientemente un m\u00e1ximo de 268 en un per\u00edodo de 12 meses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los datos muestran que, en promedio, 22 personas sufrieron muertes por sobredosis cada mes en el condado de Platte desde junio de 2022 hasta junio de 2023, frente a un promedio de 10 por mes en 2020, seg\u00fan los Centros para el Control y la Prevenci\u00f3n de Enfermedades (CDC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La situaci\u00f3n revela el impacto que tuvo la pandemia en la salud mental, dijo Petrizzo. Muchas personas sufrieron dificultades econ\u00f3micas y emocionales durante la pandemia, lo que llev\u00f3 a algunas a automedicarse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSabemos por investigaciones que la pandemia de Covid y el aislamiento social de refugiarse en casa exacerbaron condiciones de salud mental como la depresi\u00f3n, la ansiedad y el trauma. Llev\u00f3 a la gente a utilizar m\u00e1s alcohol y drogas para tratar los s\u00edntomas\u201d, dijo Petrizzo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El consumo de drogas puede ser una funci\u00f3n de la depresi\u00f3n y la ansiedad que algunas personas experimentan debido al estr\u00e9s de la pandemia. En lugar de buscar tratamiento profesional de salud conductual, algunas personas buscaron alivio consumiendo drogas il\u00edcitas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los hombres blancos son el grupo racial y de g\u00e9nero m\u00e1s afectado en el condado de Platte cuando se trata de sobredosis de opioides y opioides sint\u00e9ticos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLo que sucedi\u00f3 en el condado de Platte tambi\u00e9n ha sido una tendencia nacional\u201d, dijo Petrizzo. "Desde 2020, el n\u00famero de muertes por sobredosis de drogas en todo el pa\u00eds ha aumentado entre un 35 y un 40 por ciento".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los datos m\u00e1s recientes disponibles muestran que se reportaron 106,363 muertes por sobredosis en todo el pa\u00eds durante los 12 meses que terminaron en agosto de 2023. Las muertes fueron causadas por sobredosis de opioides recetados, hero\u00edna, opioides sint\u00e9ticos o un c\u00f3ctel de dos o m\u00e1s drogas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDe 2011 a 2021, las muertes por sobredosis en todo el pa\u00eds se quintuplicaron\u201d, dijo Petrizzo. \u201cPas\u00f3 del 1,5 por cien mil en 2011 al 7,3 por cien mil en 2021\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los riesgos de contaminaci\u00f3n con fentanilo de drogas ilegales tambi\u00e9n han influido en la crisis de sobredosis, ya que puede poner a las personas en mayor riesgo de sufrir una sobredosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El fentanilo se ha vuelto m\u00e1s frecuente como opioide fabricado il\u00edcitamente y ha hecho que la crisis de sobredosis sea m\u00e1s mortal. El fentanilo es un opioide sint\u00e9tico 100 veces m\u00e1s potente que la morfina y 50 veces m\u00e1s potente que la hero\u00edna. Con la esperanza de inducir adicciones, los traficantes de drogas lo mezclan con pastillas falsificadas de oxicodona, Xanax y Adderall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los consumidores a menudo no saben que sus p\u00edldoras falsificadas y las drogas il\u00edcitas, incluidas las gomitas o la marihuana, est\u00e1n mezcladas con fentanilo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCuando alguien consume marihuana o alguna otra droga y no se da cuenta de que contiene fentanilo, puede sufrir una sobredosis\u201d, advierte Petrizzo. \u201cOtros optan por utilizar fentanilo porque el efecto estimulante es muy significativo y se vuelven adictos a \u00e9l. Con el tiempo, los usuarios pueden volverse tolerantes a los efectos de la droga y aumentar la cantidad que ingieren para obtener una mayor euforia\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Esta secuencia de eventos puede provocar una sobredosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA veces, los usuarios se recuperan y dejan gradualmente de usar opioides. Pero luego, seis meses despu\u00e9s, tienen una reca\u00edda y toman la cantidad que sol\u00edan tomar, pero su cuerpo ya no est\u00e1 preparado para ese nivel de dosis y tienen una reacci\u00f3n de sobredosis\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Si bien el fentanilo se ha encontrado en las drogas il\u00edcitas durante m\u00e1s de una d\u00e9cada, las muertes por sobredosis relacionadas con el fentanilo han aumentado recientemente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Para combatir esta creciente tendencia, hay un gran esfuerzo para suministrar a las escuelas, departamentos de polic\u00eda, hospitales y farmacias Narcan, un medicamento en aerosol nasal que puede revertir una sobredosis de drogas y restablecer la respiraci\u00f3n normal en una persona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El verano pasado, el Departamento de Polic\u00eda de Kansas City Missouri equip\u00f3 a todos sus agentes de patrulla y detenci\u00f3n con Narcan. Los oficiales recibieron capacitaci\u00f3n sobre c\u00f3mo administrar el medicamento para revertir la sobredosis. Los kits de Narcan\/Naloxona fueron suministrados gracias a una subvenci\u00f3n de la Universidad de Missouri-St. Instituto Louis-Missouri de Salud Mental.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aaron Smullin, oficial de informaci\u00f3n p\u00fablica del Departamento de Salud del Condado de Platte, dijo que los residentes del Condado de Platte pueden obtener Narcan en el Departamento de Salud del Condado de Platte, ubicado en 7925 NW 110th Street, Kansas City en el Condado de Platte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLa gente puede recogerlo gratis sin hacer preguntas. Todo lo que tienen que hacer es presentarse en la recepci\u00f3n y decir que necesitan Narcan. El medicamento viene en una bolsa y contiene informaci\u00f3n sobre c\u00f3mo usarlo\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las leyes del buen samaritano protegen a las personas que presencian una sobredosis y act\u00faan para revertirla administrando una dosis de Narcan o llamando al 9-1-1 para solicitar ayuda.
Narcan no es da\u00f1ino, incluso si se administra a alguien que no sufre una sobredosis, dijo Petrizzo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCualquiera puede solicitar Narcan a trav\u00e9s del siguiente enlace sin costo https:\/\/getmonaloxone.com\/. Tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 disponible sin receta para su compra en la farmacia\u201d, dijo Lisa Cox, directora de comunicaciones del Departamento de Salud y Servicios para Personas Mayores de Missouri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cox dijo: "El Departamento de Salud y Servicios para Personas Mayores de Missouri apoya la prevenci\u00f3n integral de sobredosis y abuso de sustancias a trav\u00e9s de la colaboraci\u00f3n a nivel estatal y el apoyo a los esfuerzos de prevenci\u00f3n locales".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Para las personas que luchan contra el abuso de sustancias, los expertos en salud las alientan a obtener ayuda con su adicci\u00f3n comunic\u00e1ndose con Beacon Mental Health para obtener ayuda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTenemos personal de tratamiento por uso de sustancias y profesionales de tratamiento de salud conductual disponibles para ayudar\u201d, dijo Petrizzo. \u201cNuestros m\u00e9dicos pueden recetar Vivitrol y Suboxone para ayudar a frenar los antojos del usuario. Estos medicamentos se usan junto con otros tratamientos de recuperaci\u00f3n, incluidas reuniones y programas grupales\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los expertos en salud creen que es importante recordarles a familiares y amigos que nunca es seguro tomar un medicamento que no les haya sido recetado.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EN EL CONDADO DE PLATTE, EL DOBLE DE LO QUE ERA HACE SOLO TRES A\u00d1OS Al igual que en comunidades de todo Estados Unidos, las muertes por sobredosis de drogas est\u00e1n afectando significativamente al condado de Platte. 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