Deaths per year from Accidental Drug Overdoses, USA, Graphic (IMAGE)

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Deaths per year from Accidental Drug Overdoses, USA, Graphic

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U.S. drug overdose deaths have followed an exponential curve for more than four decades, recently topping 100,000 deaths, a prediction Pitt Public Health scientists made five years ago.

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Credit: Burke, D. and Jalal, H. International Journal of Drug Policy, 2022.

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