NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The CDC released a new record has been set in the opioid crisis. More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2021, now the highest on record. It's a 15 percent ...

Drug overdoses in the United States were deadlier than ever in 2021, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 108,000 people died of drug overdoses ...

A newly released report from the Virginia Department of Health shows an overall increase in fatal drug overdoses in 2021. The fourth-quarter report shows 2,656 total overdose deaths in 2021, a 15% ...

The United States hit a grim record of 106,699 drug overdose deaths in 2021, a 16% increase over 2020, the CDC said in its final report released this week. Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid up to ...

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New CDC data released Wednesday indicates that deaths from drug overdoses in the U.S. reached a record-high last year. More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2021, the highest annual ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...