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US Drug Overdose Deaths Pass 100 000 in 12 Months for the First Time

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The 100 000 drug overdose deaths in the US recorded for the period ended April 2021 paint a dire behind-the-scenes picture of life during COVID-19.

Data on drug overdose deaths in the US between April 2020 and April 2021, reported as provisional by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, shed harsh light on another fatal epidemic in this country.

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