America's drug epidemic is the deadliest it has ever been, new federal data suggests.
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 Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.That's a new record high, with overdose deaths jumping 28.5% from the same period a year earlier and nearly doubling over the past five years.Opioids continue to be the driving cause of drug overdose deaths.
The latest estimates from the CDC suggest drug overdose deaths fall somewhere between the number of deaths from Alzheimer's disease and diabetes. In 2019, Alzheimer's disease caused about 121,000 deaths and diabetes killed about 88,000 people in the US.As of 2016, drug overdoses have killed about as many Americans as car accidents and gun violence combined. Now, drug overdoses cause about twice as many deaths.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
SEC Investigating Cassava Sciences, Developer of Experimental Alzheimer’s DrugThe SEC is investigating claims that Cassava Sciences, the sixth-best performing U.S. stock this year, manipulated research results of its experimental Alzheimer’s drug
Read more »
Drug overdoses surged amid COVID lockdowns; more deaths in one year than ever beforeThe CDC reports a record 100,306 overdose deaths in one year. The data provides the first full picture 12 months after COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
Read more »
U.S. drug overdose deaths jump over 28%, top 100,000 in the past yearOver 100,000 people in the United States died from drug overdoses during the 12-month period ending April 2021, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed on Wednesday.
Read more »
U.S. Sets Record For Drug Overdose Deaths—These 3 States Had The Biggest IncreasesFentanyl deaths are skyrocketing, accounting for nearly two-thirds of all drug overdose fatalities.
Read more »
‘A staggering increase’: Drug overdose deaths top 100,000 for the first timeDrug overdose deaths in the United States surpassed 100,000 in a 12-month period for the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesd
Read more »
Washington state, in $95 billion opioid trial, blames drug distributors for crisisWashington state's attorney general on Monday argued in court that three large drug distributors' excessive shipments of pain pills helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic, calling it the 'worst man-made public health crisis in history,' as the state sought to recoup an estimated $95 billion.
Read more »