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  2. United States drug overdose death rates and totals over time

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    Drug overdose deaths in the US per 100,000 people by state. [1] [2] A two milligram dose of fentanyl powder (on pencil tip) is a lethal amount for most people. [3] The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has data on drug overdose death rates and totals. Around 1,106,900 US residents died from drug overdoses from 1968 ...

  3. U.S. life expectancy rose significantly last year, hitting ...

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    In 2023, the rate of overdose deaths was around 31.3 out of every 100,000 people, compared with 32.6 in 2022. Broken down by age, the largest decrease — more than 10% — was observed among ...

  4. US overdose deaths decline for first time in 5 years as ... - AOL

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    In Michigan, overdose deaths were also down 3% in 2023, marking the second straight year the state's overdose deaths dropped. Because the data is provisional, it will change as more information ...

  5. Opioid epidemic in the United States - Wikipedia

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    More than 100,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States during the 12-month period ending April 2021, according to provisional data published November 17, 2021, by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [117] Overdose deaths increased 28.5% from the same period a year earlier and nearly doubled over the previous five years.

  6. US overdoses have fallen sharply in recent months, a hopeful ...

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    Federal data shows that overdose deaths in the United States are the lowest they’ve been in three years, ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in ...

  7. Disease of despair - Wikipedia

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    This is primarily due to the introduction of synthetic opioids, which has led to number of annual overdose deaths doubling between 2010 (38,329 deaths) and 2019 (70,360 deaths) within the USA. In order to observe the results in relation to the opioid epidemic, following the COVID-19 crisis, the number of monthly OODs (opioid overdose deaths ...

  8. March ends streak of significant drops in overdoses in ...

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    The number of suspected opioid overdoses was up 30% from February, but was slightly lower than numbers reported in March 2023, said Chris Stawasz, regional director for AMR. ... 800-290-4726 ...

  9. Opioid overdose - Wikipedia

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    Of the 70,200 overdose deaths in the US in 2017, opioids were involved in 47,600 with three male deaths for each female death. [2] This is an increase from 2016 where over 64,000 died from drug overdose, and opioids were involved in over 42,000. [ 66 ]