In the 12-month period that ended in April, more than 100,000 Americans died of overdoses, up almost 30 percent from the 78,000 deaths in the prior year, according to provisional figures from the National Center for Health Statistics. The figure marks the first time the number of overdose deaths in the United States has exceeded 100,000 a year, more than the toll of car accidents and guns combined. Overdose deaths have more than doubled since 2015.
Overdose Deaths Reached Record High as the Pandemic Spread, New York Times, November 17, 2021
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where do all the dreams go when the hope for tomorrow dies along the way