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US overdose deaths soared 15% to top 100,000 last year, CDC says

Alex Tanzi, Bloomberg News (TNS)
Posted 5/11/22

Deaths from drug overdoses rose almost 15% in the U.S. last year, topping 100,000 and setting another grim record, according to provisional data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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