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  2. United States drug overdose death rates and totals over time

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    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 ...

  3. Opioid epidemic in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, there were approximately 109,600 drug-overdose-related deaths in the 12-month period ending January 31, 2023, at a rate of 300 deaths per day. [6] From 1999 to 2020, nearly 841,000 people died from drug overdoses, [ 7 ] with prescription and illicit opioids responsible for 500,000 of those deaths. [ 8 ]

  4. Category : Cocaine-related deaths in the United States

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    Cocaine-related deaths in New York (state) (12 P) P. Cocaine-related deaths in Pennsylvania (1 P) S. Cocaine-related deaths in South Carolina (1 P) T.

  5. Opioids mixed with cocaine or psychostimulants are driving ...

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    Drug overdose deaths involving cocaine and psychostimulants such as methamphetamine have been rising quickly in the United States in recent years, and a new report from the US Centers for Disease ...

  6. Cocaine deaths rise by 30% as drug fatalities soar to record ...

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    Drug related deaths have soared to a record high with deaths involving cocaine up by almost a third, worrying new figures have revealed. ... The 21-year-old musician had no idea the drugs he had ...

  7. Overdose deaths involving cocaine mixed with psychostimulants ...

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    Opioids mixed with cocaine or psychostimulants with abuse potential have driven overdose deaths in recent years, according to new findings from the CDC‘s National Center for Health Statistics ...

  8. List of deaths from drug overdose and intoxication - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] Drug use and addiction also increased significantly following the invention of the hypodermic syringe in 1853, [9] with overdose being a leading cause of death among intravenous drug users. [10] Efforts to prohibit various drugs began to be enacted in the early 20th century, though the effectiveness of such policies is debated. Deaths ...

  9. Drug overdose deaths hit all-time high during pandemic last ...

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    Drug overdose deaths jumped nearly 30% last year to a record 93,000, a stunning increase reflecting the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the nation’s opioid crisis and the alarming spread ...