More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic record in the nation's escalating overdose epidemic.
NEW YORK — More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic record in the nation's escalating overdose epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated Wednesday.
Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, called the the latest numbers"truly staggering." Last year, overdoses involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids surpassed 71,000, up 23% from the year before. There also was a 23% increase in deaths involving cocaine and a 34% increase in deaths involving meth and other stimulants.
"The net effect is that we have many more people, including those who use drugs occasionally and even adolescents, exposed to these potent substances that can cause someone to overdose even with a relatively small exposure," Volkow said in a statement.
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