US overdose deaths continue their rise, data shows, with ‘devastating impact’ on population

More than 112,000 people died in the US from drug overdose in a 12-month period ending in May, according to provisional data from the CDC. CNN —

The number of drug overdose deaths in the United States is still increasing every month, according to new data, but the pace appears to be slowing.

New estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics projects that more than 112,000 people died from a drug overdose in the 12-month period ending in May, an increase of more than 2,700 from the previous year.There were 112,024 overdose deaths […]

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