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Saturday, December 17, 2016

Drug overdose deaths rise significantly in past 5 years


Steady overdose passings have extended by 33 percent in the past five years the country over, with a couple states seeing bounces of just about 200 percent. 

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 30 states saw increases in overdose passings coming to fruition on account of the abuse of heroin and cure painkillers, a class of meds known as opioids. New Hampshire saw a 191 percent development while North Dakota, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Maine had downfall rates skip by more than 100 percent. 

A year prior, more than 52,000 people kicked the container from drug overdoses, with practically 66% including arrangement or illegal opioids. Sixteen states saw a ricochet in passings from built opioids including unlawful fentanyl, with New York (135.7 percent) and Connecticut (125.9 percent) the hardest hit.

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