New estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics projects that more than 112,000 people died from a drug overdose in the 12-month period ending in May, an increase of more than 2,700 from the previous year.

US overdose deaths continue their rise, data shows, with ‘devastating impact’ on population

Tennessee had the second highest death rate in 2021

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