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2 days ago · by Ernie Mundell. As the opioid addiction crisis continues to lay waste to American life, a new survey finds that nearly a third of U.S. adults now know someone who's died of a drug overdose ...
3 days ago · On the front lines of America's fentanyl crisis 04:24. ... The past few years have seen more than 100,000 people die of drug overdoses ... Over 1 million people in the United States have died of ...
3 days ago · Trends in Overdose Deaths by Drug Type. In 2021, over 106,699 Americans died from drug overdoses, marking a 14% increase from 2020—the highest annual total on record. Synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, were the main driving force for increasing overdose deaths in many areas. Overdose deaths by drug type include:
3 days ago · FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 -- As the opioid addiction crisis continues to lay waste to American life, a new survey finds that nearly a third of U.S. adults now know someone who's died of a drug overdose. Conducted in the spring of 2023, the survey of 2,300 Americans found 32% saying they'd dealt with the loss of someone they knew due to fatal overdose.
3 days ago · And while fewer people died in overdoses involving synthetic opioids (primarily fentanyl), the rate of fatal overdoses involving cocaine and psychostimulants (such as methamphetamine) actually rose in 2023, the CDC said. However, overall, “this is the first annual decrease in drug overdose deaths since 2018,” the CDC noted.
5 hours ago · Many are dying from fentanyl and other drugs. ... Thirteen people over 50 have died from overdoses there since 2018, the autopsy records show. ... Chicago and parts of New York had equal or ...
4 days ago · Only 235 deaths in 2010 skyrocketed to more than 34,000 deaths in 2021. Fentanyl continues to drive a nationwide opioid crisis, with nearly 108,000 overdose deaths last year, according to the...
