The government announced Wednesday that more than 100,000 people had died of overdoses between April 2020 and April 2021.
It is the first time that drug-related deaths have reached six figures in any 12-month period. wapo.st/3np3Pkb
It is the first time that drug-related deaths have reached six figures in any 12-month period. wapo.st/3np3Pkb
The people who died — 275 every day — would fill the stadium where the University of Alabama plays football.
There are now more overdose deaths from the illegal synthetic opioid fentanyl than there were overdose deaths from any drug in 2016. wapo.st/3np3Pkb
There are now more overdose deaths from the illegal synthetic opioid fentanyl than there were overdose deaths from any drug in 2016. wapo.st/3np3Pkb
Despite the efforts of governments, health care providers, activists and others, the problem is getting worse — much worse.
The new figures represent a 28.5 percent increase from the same period a year earlier. wapo.st/3np3Pkb
The new figures represent a 28.5 percent increase from the same period a year earlier. wapo.st/3np3Pkb
The deaths are not evenly distributed across the U.S.
The worst of the crisis has shifted geographically over the past 20 years, as illegal users of pharmaceutical opioids turned to heroin and then illicit fentanyl. Appalachia always has been hit hard. wapo.st/3np3Pkb
The worst of the crisis has shifted geographically over the past 20 years, as illegal users of pharmaceutical opioids turned to heroin and then illicit fentanyl. Appalachia always has been hit hard. wapo.st/3np3Pkb
The financial, mental health, housing and other difficulties of the covid-19 pandemic are widely blamed for much of the increase.
What to know about age groups, states and other countries hit hardest by overdose deaths: wapo.st/3np3Pkb
What to know about age groups, states and other countries hit hardest by overdose deaths: wapo.st/3np3Pkb
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