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  2. 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. [5] From 1999 to 2020, nearly 841,000 people died from drug overdoses, [ 6 ] with prescription and illicit opioids responsible for 500,000 of those deaths. [ 7 ]

  3. Missouri has one of the worst drug problems in the country ...

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    The financial website put the metrics into three categories — drug use and addiction, law enforcement, and drug health issues and rehab — then ranked each state on a scale of 100. Missouri ...

  4. Drugs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Cocaine is the second most popular illegal recreational drug in the United States behind cannabis, [17] and the U.S. is the world's largest consumer of cocaine. [18] In 2020, the state of Oregon became the first U.S. state to decriminalize cocaine. [19] [20] This new law prevents people with small amounts of cocaine from facing jail time.

  5. Drug-related deaths in the United States by state - Wikipedia

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    State Population (2010) Drug Users (2010) Drug Deaths (Total 2010) Drug Deaths (per 100,000) Federal Grants (2010) Grant/Drug User

  6. Alarming state of drug abuse in the United States - AOL

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    According to the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States, with 19.8 million current users at the time of the survey. The ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. 'Our biggest drug problem': Police finding meth, fentanyl at ...

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    According to the federal government, 275 people die every day from a drug overdose. Local authorities say they’re working relentlessly to clean the streets, finding alarming amounts of fentanyl ...

  9. Illegal drug trade in the United States - Wikipedia

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    International drug routes. Panamanian motor vessel Gatun during the largest cocaine bust in US Coast Guard history (totalling 20 tons, worth over 600 million USD), off the coast of Panama. The US federal government is an opponent of the illegal drug trade; however, state laws vary greatly and in some cases contradict federal laws.