Overdose Deaths

America is stuck in a narcotic maelstrom.

Annual drug overdoses in the United States reached the 100,000 mark for the first time ever according to data realized by federal authorities on May 11. Over 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2021. This is roughly 15 percent higher than 2020. By comparison, 604,553 Americans were recorded as dying of cancer in 2021 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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