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 ...

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 ...

Total drug spending in the U.S. grew 7.7% in 2021 compared to 2020, hitting $576.9 billion in total spend, and this trend is expected to continue, with an estimated 4 to 6% increase in national drug ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky and Indiana each saw significant increases in drug overdoses in 2021, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We’ve never seen ...

In Alaska, the state with the nation’s biggest increase in drug overdose deaths from 2020 to 2021, certain demographic groups have been at higher risk, according to a newly released report: men more ...

It's a sad but familiar tale: another year, another record number of drug overdose deaths. With 3,040 lives lost, Michigan recorded more drug overdose deaths than ever last year, breaking the previous ...