The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a record 72,000 Americans died of drug overdose deaths last year, as the opioid epidemic reached new heights. 2017’s death toll from overdoses increased by about 10 percent from a year earlier, surpassing the number who died from car crashes, gun violence and HIV/AIDS combined.
CDC Says Record 72,000 Americans Died of Drug Overdoses Last Year
HeadlineAug 16, 2018