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Tens of thousands packed a Tel Aviv square Saturday calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to lose the March 17 parliamentary election.
The protesters stood under a huge banner reading "Israel Wants Change."
Meir Dagan, the former chief of Israel's intelligence agency, Mossad, gave the keynote speech. He said Israel was suffering from a leadership crisis that he said scared him more than Israel's enemies.
"Benjamin Netanyahu has served as prime minister for six consecutive years,. During that time, Israel has never been more stuck," Dagan said. "During these six years, he hasn't led one sincere incentive to foment change in the region or to craft a better future."
Opinion polls show Netanyahu's conservative Likud party nearly tied with the left-leaning Zionist Union. But Likud said it would have enough allies in parliament to be able to form a coalition and keep Netanyahu in office.
Netanyahu made a controversial visit to Washington last week, where he addressed the U.S. Congress and called a possible nuclear agreement with Iran a "bad deal."
Some Israelis have criticized the prime minister for not working harder for a peace deal with the Palestinians.
But Netanyahu has said he will not negotiate with a government that includes Hamas militants, who refuse to recognize Israel's right to exist.
Barclays and RBS cut loans, while Standard Chartered closed its office last year
EU shows little appetite for more Russia sanctions
US heroin-related deaths quadruple since 2000, statistics showby The European Union Times
The BBC has been accused of suppressing an interview that called for corporation boss Rona Fairhead to stand down over her £10-a-day second job at scandal-hit HSBC.
The 72-year-old's face is seen covered in blood with his neck firmly strapped into a brace as he his wheeled from the Penmar Golf Course in Venice, Los Angeles on Thursday.
 NBCNews.com |
Train Carrying Oil Derails and Catches Fire in Canada
NBCNews.com TORONTO — A Canadian National Railway Company train carrying crude oil derailed near the northern Ontario community of Gogama, with multiple cars on fire and some leaking oil into a waterway, the company said on Saturday. There were no injuries ... and more » |
EU Ministers Discuss Ukraine Cease-fireby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
European Union foreign ministers met for a second day in the Latvian capital of Riga on Saturday, devoting most of their time to the crisis in Ukraine. Many ministers pinned their hopes for peace on the success of the latest Minsk cease-fire agreement and said the EU should only consider tightening sanctions on Russia if the agreement was seriously violated. The European Union's Foreign Policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said the EU is "extremely realistic about the...
PARIS — The United States and France sought on Saturday to play down any disagreements over nuclear talks with Iran, saying they both agreed the accord now under discussion needed to be strengthened.
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Putin's movie wishlist: Crimea and military glory
CNNMoney A year after it annexed Crimea and encouraged separatists to take up arms against Ukraine, the government of Vladimir Putin wants producers to make films celebrating Russian military victories. And Crimea's history in the Russian state. Both themes are ... U.S. Commander: Arming Ukraine Increases Pressure on PutinU.S. News & World Report How Much More Economic Pain Can Vladimir Putin Take?Bloomberg Putin's GambitThe National Interest Online (blog) all 1,890 news articles » |
 Lenta.ru |
Путин анонсировал соглашение о взаимном признании виз с Белоруссией
Lenta.ru Президент России Владимир Путин заявил, что Москва и Минск подготовят соглашение о взаимном признании виз, выданных гражданам иностранных государств. Об этом российский лидер сообщил на пресс-конференции после переговоров с главой Белоруссии Александром ... Путин вручил Лукашенко орден и подчеркнул значимость развития Союзного государстваНТВ.ru Путин : В рамках Союзного государства - свои задачи, которые мы решаем Российская Газета За какие заслуги Путин наградил Лукашенко орденом?Аргументы и факты Взгляд-Вести.Ru Все похожие статьи: 523 » |
Журналисты узнали, почему Путин не вошел в рейтинг миллиардеров журнала Forbes
NEWSru.com После того как 2 марта журнал Forbes опубликовал традиционный ежегодный рейтинг наиболее богатых людей нашей планеты, западные журналисты заинтересовались, почему в данном списке отсутствует фамилия российского президента Владимира Путина, пишет InoPressa со ... Почему Путин отсутствует в списке миллиардеров Forbes?Inopressa Все похожие статьи: 29 » |
 Boston Globe (subscription) |
Putin has built a Russia of hate
Boston Globe (subscription) 'I'm afraid Putin will kill me,” Boris Nemtsov told a Russian website on Feb. 10. He was dead before the month was out. The charismatic opposition leader, a former deputy prime minister under Boris Yeltsin, was assassinated in the heart of Moscow on ... Russian Opposition in Despair After Nemtsov as Putin Era EnduresBloomberg Shooting of Boris Nemtsov Draws Comparisons to Death of Another Putin FoeNew York Times Allan Massie: Putin's state mirrors Mussolini'sScotsman Irish Examiner- Guelph Mercury- NDTV all 132 news articles » |
 Wall Street Journal |
Europe's Defense Wanes as the Putin Threat Grows
Wall Street Journal London. The chill of a new Cold War is descending over Europe. In Ukraine, ripped apart by Russian President Vladimir Putin 's adventurism, a shaky cease-fire holds but there are growing fears of a new onslaught on the key port city Mariupol. In ... and more » |
Echoes of Stalin in the murder of a Putin foe in Moscow
Washington Post (blog) The echo of the past could be heard last week after the killing of Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic and leading opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin. As was the case under Stalin more than eight decades ago, Putin vowed to personally run the ... |
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Путин рассказал об использовании экстремистами «цветных» технологий
РБК К чему это может привести, мы хорошо знаем по примеру соседней страны Украины», – сказал глава государства, добавив, что рост преступлений экстремистской направленности в России составил почти 15%. Путин также рассказал о предпринятых в прошлом году мерах по борьбе с ... Путин: экстремизм отравляет страну ядом воинствующего национализмаРИА Новости Путин рассказал об угрозе «цветных технологий»НТВ.ru 14:25 / 04.03.2015 Президент России Владимир Путин заявил, что в стране предпринимаются попытки использования "цветных" технологий. По его ...Дни.Ру Forbes Россия -УКРАИНСКАЯ ПРАВДА Все похожие статьи: 15 » |
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Путин: Мы сталкиваемся с "цветными" технологиями
Дни.Ру В ходе заседания Путин потребовал от правоохранителей избавить страну от позора и трагедий – громких убийств. "Нужно избавить, наконец, Россию от позора и трагедий наподобие той, которую мы совсем недавно пережили и видели, имею в виду убийство, дерзкое убийство ... Путин потребовал мгновенной реакции на сигналы об акциях экстремистовРоссийская Газета Путин: Экстремисты отравляют общество ядом воинствующего национализма, нетерпимости и агрессииGORDONUA.COM Владимир Путин разглядел «цветные технологии» на улицах и в соцсетяхКоммерсантъ РБК -РИА Новости Все похожие статьи: 41 » |
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin gestures during a media conference after a G8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 18, 2013. Matt Dunham/Pool/REUTERS/
Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to visit Iran in the “near future” according to Iran’s official spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Marzieh Afkham, Iranian news channel Press TVreported today.
Russian parliamentary advisor and founder of Russia’s Contemporary Iran Institute Radjab Safarov has estimated that Putin’s visit to Tehran could take place as soon as next month, telling Russian newspaper Rossiskaya Gazeta it would take place between April and May.
Afkham did not say what the meeting would focus on, but it comes shortly after Russia’s state arms contractor Rostec issued a statement that it was considering selling Iran aircraft and Antey 2500 ballistic air missiles, which are capable of taking down ballistic and cruise missiles.
Iran is currently under UN-backed trade sanctions in a bid to curb its uranium enrichment programme which could potentially be used for the development of nuclear weapons. Russia, however, has continued to court the country with economic and defence deals.
Moscow previously offered to supply Tehran with another missile system with a shorter range than the Antey 2500 in 2010, but the deal was put on hold after the U.S. and Israel put pressure on the Russian government not to go ahead with the sale.
Last month the Iranian ambassador to Russia, Mehdi Sanaei, told Russian TV channel Rossiya Segodnya Iran still hoped Tehran’s “Russian friends” would supply them with the missile system in 2015.
Shortly afterwards Sergey Rebyakov, Russia’s deputy foreign affairs minister, called for sanctions on Iran to be suspended so the two countries can widen their military partnership.
The Russian minister of economic development Sergey Ulyokaev also visited Iran recently, in November, to discuss a possible deal between the two countries, which would see Russia supply Iran with grain and industrial materials in exchange for oil.
The U.S. has since warned Russia against breaching international trade sanctions on Iran and threatened to “act”, should Moscow refuse to uphold them.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, has been one of Iran’s staunchest critics, warning the US Congress yesterday that Tehran was allegedly backing anti-Israeli terror groups in Gaza, Lebanon and the disputed territory of Golan heights.
Netanyahu then compared Iran’s uranium enrichment programme to Nazi Germany, alleging that not only would it be dangerous for Israel but for global security. The Iranian government dismissed the allegations today as “boring and repetitive”.
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NATO Uses Baltic States to Draw Red Line, Send Message to Putin in Russia
NBCNews.com It was ruled by Moscow for decades until the end of the Cold War — and doesn't want to be ruled by Vladimir Putin now. That's why the small nation has watched with growing alarm as Ukraine's borders were torn up by Moscow-backed fighters. To its west ... and more » |
 Newsweek |
Putin to Visit Iran Soon, Says Tehran
Newsweek Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to visit Iran in the “near future” according to Iran's official spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Marzieh Afkham, Iranian news channel Press TV reported today. Russian parliamentary advisor and ... and more » |
 BBC Russian |
Владимир Путин выступил на расширенной коллегии МВД
Первый канал Раскрытие резонансных преступлений и борьба с коррупцией обсуждались на расширенной коллегии МВД, в которой принял участие Президент. Как заявил ВладимирПутин, у правоохранительных органов для этого достаточно полномочий. Одна из главных задач - повышение ... Путин требует положить конец политическим убийствамBBC Russian Путин на коллегии МВД: о "яде воинствующего национализма", убийстве Немцова и угрозе "оранжевой" революцииМосковский комсомолец Путин: российской правоохранительной системе нужен кардинальный переломИА Амур.инфо Взгляд- Inopressa-Телеканал ДОЖДЬ (подписка) Все похожие статьи: 362 » |
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Hacking Putin's Eyes: How To Bypass Biometrics The Cheap And Dirty Way With ...
Forbes Alongside the abundance of phones and apps on show at the mad Mobile World Congress this week were some devices that offered a special way to secure devices. Namely, eye scan logins. Both ZTE and Fujitsu let attendees loose on their versions of the ... and more » |
 National Post |
Putin wants to destroy NATO, 'not by attacking it but by splintering it,' says ...
National Post BERLIN — The commander of the US army in Europe has accused Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, of seeking to destroy Nato, and accused Russia of having 12,000 troops inside eastern Ukraine. Speaking to military and political leaders in Berlin, ... Europe's Defense Wanes as the Putin Threat GrowsWall Street Journal Vladimir Putin wants to destroy Nato, says US commander in Europe Ben HodgesTelegraph.co.uk Sanctions are forcing Putin to stare down the barrel of recessionThe Times (subscription) Spectator.co.uk -Voice of America -Newsweek all 1,502 news articles » |
Putin is making it violently clear that Russia's aggression will not end
Buffalo News Boris Y. Nemtsov, a leading critic of the Putin regime, was shot four times in the shadow of the Kremlin. It is a stark reminder of the deadly challenges faced by those who oppose Putin. While tens of thousands in Moscow protested the slaying, polls ... and more » |
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Из официальной хроники. Владимир Путин в Кремле провел рабочую встречу с главами Минфина и Минобороны. Темой разговора стала оптимизация бюджетных расходов на содержание и модернизацию Вооруженных сил, а также социальное обеспечение военнослужащих. В частности, Президент четко обозначил, на чем экономить точно нельзя.
Из официальной хроники. Владимир Путин в Кремле провел рабочую встречу с главами Минфина и Минобороны. Темой разговора стала оптимизация бюджетных расходов на содержание и модернизацию Вооруженных сил, а также социальное обеспечение военнослужащих. В частности, Президент четко обозначил, на чем экономить точно нельзя.
В.Путин: Завершена большая работа в правительстве по оптимизации бюджетных расходов. Хорошо известно, что одна из существенных статей расходов - это расходы на оборону, безопасность, на силовые ведомства в целом. В этой связи хотел бы вас поблагодарить за то, что, несмотря на проделанную работу по оптимизации, удалось сохранить основные параметры гособоронзаказа и программы вооружений, что чрезвычайно важно для того, чтобы достичь планируемых параметров по обновлению армии и флота. Должны быть продолжены работы по реконструкции и строительству новых военных городков. Должны быть решены вопросы, запланированные на этот год вопросы, связанные с предоставление жилья, в том числе окончательно может быть решен, и я надеюсь на это, вопрос с предоставлением служебного жилья. Ну и, наконец, в этом году должны быть проинденксированы пенсии военным пенсионерам. Имею в виду и военных пенсионеров Министерства обороны и других силовых ведомств.
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Владимир Путин провел рабочую встречу с главами Минфина и Минобороны
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Владимир Путин провел рабочую встречу с главами Минфина и Минобороны
Первый канал Из официальной хроники. Владимир Путин в Кремле провел рабочую встречу с главами Минфина и Минобороны. Темой разговора стала оптимизация бюджетных расходов на содержание и модернизацию Вооруженных сил, а также социальное обеспечение военнослужащих. |
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Review: Money, theft and death in Putin's Russia
Reuters Blogs (blog) By the time Vladimir Putin ascends to the presidency in 2000, Browder is rich, famous and over-confident. He welcomes the arrival of the ex-KGB hard man and even publicly applauds the downfall of Khodorkovsky. The corporate battles continue, but things ... A dirty business: Bill Browder made millions in Russia until Putin came after ...The National Jacob Zuma's dangerous affair with Vladimir PutinRand Daily Mail THE INTERVIEW US businessman: 'How I became Putin's no. 1 enemy'FRANCE 24 all 8 news articles » |
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 The Moscow Times |
Putin vs Petrov — Fact and Fiction in House of Cards
The Moscow Times Putin also praised love — including "love to the family, to the children, to the motherland" — as the "meaning of our whole life and existence" in another speech last fall, according to state-run RIA Novosti news agency. The president has always ... The Moscow Times: Putin vs Petrov - fact and fiction in House of CardsKyiv Post all 7 news articles » |
 Радио Свобода |
"Путин сливаться не намерен"
Радио Свобода Я безусловно считаю, что Путин не давал задания устранить Немцова, это совершенно не в интересах российского президента. Однако в условиях политического беспредела возникает много силовых центров влияния, которые совершенно не обязаны координировать свои действия с ... Путин требует положить конец политическим убийствамBBC Russian Путин и терминаторыinoСМИ.Ru Владимир Путин выступил на расширенной коллегии МВДПервый канал Взгляд-РБК-Московский комсомолец Все похожие статьи: 446 » |
 Newsweek |
Putin's Invasion of Ukraine: Don't Blame the West
Newsweek It posits that the West—or, more specifically, NATO—attempted to wrest Ukraine from Russia's sphere of influence, thereby forcing Vladimir Putin to defend Russia's legitimate strategic interests by going to war with Ukraine. The logic is impeccable ... Renzi in 'pact with the devil' as he visits Putin?CNBC PM warns Putin of more sanctions if he misbehaves: Cameron says he will take ...Daily Mail 'Vladimir Putin is menace we cannot ignore': Former defence ministers issue ...mirror.co.uk New Statesman -Sydney Morning Herald- EUobserver all 107 news articles » |
 inoСМИ.Ru |
Путин играет на высокие ставки
inoСМИ.Ru Эксперт предвидит быстрый конец режима Путина в России, потому что введены санкции, а также падение цен на нефть затронет его очень сильно. Кремль эффективен на краткосрочную перспективу, но не в долгосрочной игре. В целом Шер оценивает Путинакак игрока, который ... |
 Российский Диалог |
Геращенко: Путин поставил Обаме ультиматум - дойти до Киева, если США даст Украине оружие
Российский Диалог Второй ультиматум Путина, как мне сказали, — если кто-то даст оружие Украине, он примет решение по принципу Уго Чавеса и объявит о национализации всех американских и европейских инвестиций. Они составляют около 700 млрд долларов США. Например, в прошлом году в ... Антон Геращенко: Путин выдвинул Западу два ультиматума, которые мешают поставкам оружия УкраинеGORDONUA.COM Все похожие статьи: 36 » |
 GORDONUA.COM |
Антон Геращенко: Путин выдвинул Западу два ультиматума, которые мешают поставкам оружия Украине
GORDONUA.COM Если Америка будет предоставлять оружие Украине, президент РФ Владимир Путингрозит наступать на Киев и национализировать активы европейцев в России, сообщил советник главы МВД, народный депутат Антон Геращенко. Геращенко: Путин поставил Обаме ультиматум - дойти до Киева, если США даст Украине оружиеРоссийский Диалог Геращенко: Путин выдвинул ультиматум Обаме, иначе российские войска возьмут КиевTOP News.RU Путин выдвинул ультиматум Обаме: российские войска возьмут КиевМедийно-новостной портал 24smi.org siteua.org Все похожие статьи: 96 » |
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Путин обгоняет Муссолини
Радиостанция ЭХО МОСКВЫ Не так давно в книге "Новая национальная идея Путина" я написал, что путинский авторитарный режим, опирающийся на коррумпированную чиновничью олигархию, имеет многие черты фашистской диктатуры; такие как агрессивная, аннексионистская внешняя политика, господство ... и другие » |
 Voice of America |
NATO: Many Russian Soldiers Dying in E. Ukraine
Voice of America Russian soldiers are dying in "large numbers" fighting alongside separatists in eastern Ukraine against government forces, a senior NATO official said Thursday. NATO Deputy Secretary-General Alexander Vershbow made the comment in a speech to a ... Nadiya Savchenko: Ukraine resistance symbol in RussiaBBC News Russia starts large-scale military exercises in disputed territoriesReuters UK's David Cameron Warns West Is Prepared to Significantly Increase Sanctions ...Wall Street Journal McClatchy Washington Bureau-NBCNews.com- BBC News all 1,654 news articles » |
Ukrainian military says heavy weapons pullback is completeby Associated Press in Donetsk
Rebel official says separatists have also completed pullback from buffer zone before deadline under peace agreement
Ukraine’s military says it is completing its pullback of heavy weapons under the terms of a peace agreement aimed at ending the war with separatist rebels that has killed more than 6,000 people.
An internationally brokered agreement calls for both sides to create a buffer zone by pulling back heavy weapons. Saturday was the deadline for the pullbacks to be completed.
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Barclays and RBS cut loans, while Standard Chartered closed its office last year
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Tens of thousands protest on Rabin Square against prime minister’s government ten days before national election
The director of the Federal Security Service named Anzor Kubashev and Zaur Dadayev as two suspects in the brazen shooting of the opposition leader Boris Y. Nemtsov in downtown Moscow on Feb. 27.
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St. Petersburg 'Novorossia' Museum -- Shrine To An Imaginary Reality? by noreply@rferl.org (Tatyana Voltskaya)
A citizen activist plans to open a museum in St. Petersburg devoted to the Russian view of the war in eastern Ukraine. But some culture specialists fear such initiatives echo Soviet-era efforts to rewrite history to match current politics.
RIGA (Reuters) - EU foreign ministers showed little appetite on Saturday for stepping up pressure on Russia over Ukraine, preferring to give a fragile ceasefire a chance before deciding whether to apply more sanctions or even to extend existing ones.
Hamid al-Jaburi, the head of the archaeology department at Mosul University, was quoted as saying militants had blown up Hatra's ancient ruins and artifacts with explosives on March 7.
PARIS (Reuters) - The United States and France are "on the same page" that the nuclear deal under discussion with Iran needs to be strengthened, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday.
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said after EU foreign ministerial talks in Riga on March 7 that "we see the opportunity to broaden and deepen relations with Belarus."
In Paris, Kerry Cites Progress on Iran Talksby webdesk@voanews.com (Pamela Dockins)
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says it is up to Tehran to show the world and prove that Iran's description of its nuclear program as peaceful is "indeed exactly" that. Kerry was speaking Saturday in Paris, addressing reporters jointly with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. As he has said before, Kerry reported there has been progress in talks between Iran and the world powers about the country's nuclear program, but that gaps remain. The P5 + 1, the...
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US plotting to topple Putin by aiding Moscow opposition: Russia by The European Union Times
Russia’s Security Council has accused the United States of plotting to oust President Vladimir Putin by aiding opposition groups.
Nikolai Patrushev, the council’s chief, said on Wednesday that Washington is financing the opposition and encouraging mass demonstrations against Putin.
Patrushev added that the US funds Russian political groups under the guise of promoting civil society, just as in the “color revolutions” in the former Soviet Union republics.
He went on to say that Washington also uses sanctions over the Ukraine crisis as a “pretext” to inflict economic pain and cause discontent.
Combating color revolutions
“It’s clear that the White House has been counting on a sharp deterioration in Russians’ standard of living, mass protests,” Patrushev said, adding that Moscow can stand against the pressure thanks to its resilience and “decades of experience in combating color revolutions.”
The comments come a week after a Russian protest leader was murdered near the Kremlin. Russia’s Putin described as politically motivated the killing of Boris Nemtsov, a former deputy premier, who had joined the opposition.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for an end to “shameful” political murders in his country, following the killing of the Kremlin critic.
US officials have dismissed the suggestion of a plot, with White House spokesman Josh Earnest calling the idea “outrageous and false.”
US President Barack Obama also has prolonged the anti-Russia sanctions introduced on March 6, 2014 “to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.”
The sanctions were imposed by the US and the European Union after they accused Russia of being involved in the Ukrainian conflict that broke out last year. Russia has repeatedly denied the accusation.
The two mainly Russian-speaking regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in the eastern Ukraine have been hit by deadly clashes between pro-Russia forces and the Ukrainian army since Kiev launched military operations in April last year to crush pro-Russia protests there.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and coalition forces conducted six air strikes against Islamic State fighters in Syria and another 11 in Iraq in the past 24 hours, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
BERLIN/RIGA (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier downplayed a magazine report on Saturday of tensions with NATO over hawkish comments about Ukraine made by the Western alliance's supreme allied commander.
US heroin-related deaths quadruple since 2000, statistics showby The European Union Times
The number of drug deaths involving heroin has soared four times since 2000 throughout much of the United States, new statistics indicate. Most of the increase in heroin fatalities occurred after 2010, with the highest rate among adults aged 25–44.
“From 2000 through 2013, the age-adjusted rate for drug poisoning deaths [in the US] involving heroin nearly quadrupled from 0.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2000 to 2.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2013,” says a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study used data from 28 states.
Heroin overdoses by gender vary differently as men die from heroin overdose four times as often as women. In 2013, the number of fatal overdoses involving heroin “was nearly four times higher for men (6,525 deaths) than women (1,732 deaths),” says the research.
The increase in deaths affects the whole country, with the Midwest being particularly hard hit.
“From 2000 through 2013, the age-adjusted rate for heroin-related drug-poisoning deaths increased nearly 11-fold in the Midwest region (from 0.4 to 4.3 per 100,000).”
The highest rate for heroin-related drug-poisoning deaths was among adults aged 25–44. From 2010 through 2013 the death rate for this group increased from 1.9 to 5.4.
According to the report, in 2013 “non-Hispanic white persons aged 18–44 had the highest rate.” In 2000, non-Hispanic black persons of the same age had the highest rate.
“From 2000 through 2013, rates increased for both age groups (18–44 and 45–64) and race and ethnicity groups (non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic), with the largest increases seen among non-Hispanic white persons.”
“Identifying populations at high risk of heroin-related drug-poisoning death can help target prevention strategies,” says the study.
In January, the CDC said that 2,000 more people died from heroin-related deaths in 2013 than in 2012, as prescription painkillers became harder to obtain and led to a rise in cheaper, illicit street drugs.
“These troubling statistics illustrate a grim reality: that drug, and particularly opioid abuse, represents a growing public health crisis,” Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement.
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