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Thursday, January 03, 2019

Opioid Crisis Leaves 700,000 Americans Dead: "Epidemic Continues To Worsen And Evolve"

More than 700,000 Americans died from drug overdoses from 1999 to 2017, about 10% of them in 2017 alone, according to a new report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In total, there were a staggering 70,237 drug overdose deaths last year, which is more deaths than all US military fatal casualties of the Vietnam War. Opioids were involved in 67.8%, or 47,600 of those deaths. Of those opioid-related overdose deaths, 59.8% of them, or 28,466, were due to synthetic opioids.

The report, which was published online in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), also examined drug overdose deaths from 2013-17. During that time, "drug overdose death rates increased in 35 of 50 states and DC, and significant increases in death rates involving synthetic opioids occurred in 15 of 20 states," the report said adding that the rapid increase was driven by fentanyl.

Of the 35 districts reporting data, 23 states and DC noticed increased rates of death directly linked to synthetic opioids. Fentanyl overdose deaths surged 150% from 2016 to 2017.

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Don't believe a wall will help this crisis!

Anonymous said...

Yet, most Americans want to legalize drugs. I say do it and let the problem take care of itself.

Anonymous said...

so keeping it from those who actually needed it did no good whatsoever except up the rate of suicide in those who could not stand the pain anymore. Good job all knowing idiots.......

Anonymous said...

Rapid increase driven by fentanyl. 150 PERCENT SURGE 2016 to 2017 was fentanyl. How would a wall not help???

Anonymous said...

12:53 There are many other problems & issues stemming from open borders than illegal drug importation

Anonymous said...

Spent time in wilm DE. Was approaches by a young white woman druggie who was obviously pregnant. While its a shame to see folks like her Im left wondering where was all the outrage in the 80s and 90s. Oh i forgot. The solution was to lock them up then.

Anonymous said...

You should actually research how the majoirty of fentanly enters the country before asking that question.

Anonymous said...

Won't soon be able to get a plastic straw to help wash down the pills but you'll still be able to obtain free plastic syringes to use if you choose to crush 'em up and fire it!