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Teens in New Mexico, Arizona more likely to use drugs. While teen drug use has largely declined, the latest data from the National Surveys on Drug Use and Health shows moderate differences by state.
Drug overdose deaths in the US per 100,000 people by state. [1] [2] A two milligram dose of fentanyl powder (on pencil tip) is a lethal amount for most people. [3] The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has data on drug overdose death rates and totals. Around 1,106,900 US residents died from drug overdoses from 1968 ...
1 Drug use and deaths per state. 2 References. Toggle the table of contents. Drug-related deaths in the United States by state. ... 06.73% [1] 554: 12: $80,040,503 ...
Of the 64,070 overdose deaths in the US in 2016, opioids were involved in 42,249. In 2016, the five states with the highest rates of death due to drug overdose were West Virginia (52.0 per 100,000), Ohio (39.1 per 100,000), New Hampshire (39.0 per 100,000), Pennsylvania (37.9 per 100,000) and Kentucky (33.5 per 100,000).
The DPH reported approximately 2,359 opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts for 2022, according to the most recent data.That's up 3% from 2021 and a 16% increase from 2019.
According to the DEA, one kilogram (2.2 lb) of fentanyl can be bought in China for $3,000 to $5,000, and then smuggled into the United States by mail or Mexican drug cartels to generate over $1.5 million in revenue. The profitability of this drug has led dealers to adulterate other drugs with fentanyl without the knowledge of the drug user.
See West Virginia in previous 2020 map: Drug Overdose Deaths. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Click on a map year. The numbers are in the data table below the map. Numbers of deaths for each state, and the age-adjusted rates of death per 100,000 population for each state.
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