Overdoses soar by nearly 30 PERCENT in US, breaking record for second year in a row – CDC

The US has set

The US has set a new record for number of deaths by drug overdose, with totals climbing 29.6% over last year’s record-setting figures.

Some 96,779 Americans died of drug overdoses over the last 12-month period, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a report released by the agency this month has revealed. The record-setting number of deaths surpasses what were already record-setting figures from the year before as the nation’s drug crisis shows no signs of slowing down.

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