More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic U.S. record.
FILE - Deb Walker visits the grave of her daughter, Brooke Goodwin, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, in Chester, Vt. Goodwin, 23, died in March of 2021 of a fatal overdose of the powerful opioid fentanyl and xylazine, an animal tranquilizer that is making its way into the illicit drug supply.
Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, called the latest numbers “truly staggering.” . It calls for measures like connecting more people to treatment, disrupting drug trafficking and expanding access to the overdose-reversing medication naloxone.U.S. overdose deaths have risen most years for more than two decades. The increase began in the 1990s with overdoses involving opioid painkillers, followed by waves of deaths led by other opioids like heroin and — most recently — illicit fentanyl.
Overdose deaths are often attributed to more than one drug. Some people take multiple drugs and inexpensive fentanyl has been increasingly cut into other drugs, often without the buyers' knowledge, officials say.
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US overdose deaths hit record 107,000 last year, CDC saysU.S. overdose deaths have risen most years for more than two decades. The increase began in the 1990s with overdoses involving opioid painkillers, followed by waves of deaths led by other opioids like heroin and — most recently — illicit fentanyl.
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US overdose deaths hit record 107,000 last year, CDC saysMore than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic record in the nation's escalating overdose epidemic.
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US overdose deaths hit record 107,000 last year, CDC saysMore than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic record in the nation's escalating overdose epidemic.
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US overdose deaths hit record 107,000 last year, CDC saysMore than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic record in the nation’s escalating overdose epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated Wednesday.
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