Published July 15, 2021, 7:44 AM
WASHINGTON, United States – US deaths from drug overdoses surged to a record 93,000 during 2020, driven largely by rising opioid use during the pandemic, official data showed Wednesday.
A provisional count from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Vital Statistics System showed 93,331 deaths for the 12 months ending December 2020, an all-time high, and up 29.4 percent on the year before.
Opioids, primarily illicitly manufactured fentanyl, were responsible for 69,710 of the deaths a trend in keeping with the last several years.
Deaths involving psychostimulants with abuse potential, such as methamphetamine, were also up.
Deaths rose across nearly all states, with the biggest spikes seen in Vermont, Kentucky, South Carolina, West Virginia and California.
US drug overdose deaths surged to record 93,000 in 2020: data
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Record 93,000 Americans Died Due To Drug Overdose In 2020
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