Digital Press Kits 2012

CDC 2012: A Year in Review

JANUARY 6, 2012

Prescription Drug Overdose – Prescription painkiller were involved in more than 16,600 overdose deaths in 2010. This is more than four times the number of deaths in 1999. CDC has taken steps to respond to the abuse of prescription drugs by tracking abuse and overdose trends, working with stakeholders to improve clinical care, and evaluating the impact of efforts to prevent overdoses.

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CDC 2012: A Year in Review

JANUARY 6, 2012

NFL Study on Traumatic Brain Injury – CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has a long partnership with the National Football League (NFL) to study health risks to players. A new 2012 study found that NFL players may be at a higher risk of death from diseases such as Alzheimer’s and ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) than the general U.S. population.

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CDC Vital Signs: Child Injury

APRIL 16, 2012

Child injuries are preventable, yet more than 9,000 children died from injuries in the US in 2009. Car crashes, suffocation, drowning, poisoning, fires, and falls are some of the most common ways children are hurt or killed. The number of children dying from injury dropped nearly 30% over the last decade. However, injury is still the number 1 cause of death among children. More can be done to keep our children safe.

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CDC Vital Signs: CDC study shows 54 percent decrease in teen drinking and driving since 1991

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Nearly one million high school teens still drink and drive each year
The percentage of teens in high school (aged 16 or older) who drove when they had been drinking alcohol decreased by 54 percent between 1991 and 2011, according to a recent Vital Signs study. Nine out of 10 high school teens were not drinking and driving during 2011, the study reported.

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