Drug overdose deaths jump in 2019 to nearly 71,000, a record high

Drug overdose deaths in the United States jumped last year by a projected 4.8%, wiping out a slight decline in 2018 and setting a new record high, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.

source https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/health/drug-overdose-deaths-2019/index.html