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Understanding the opioid overdose epidemic
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June 1, 2022
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Description:The number of drug overdose deaths increased by nearly 30% from 2019 to 2020 and has quintupled since 1999. Nearly 75% of the 91,799 drug overdose deaths in 2020 involved an opioid. From 2019 to 2020, there were significant changes in opioid-involved death rates:
• Opioid-involved death rates increased by 38%.
• Prescription opioid-involved death rates increased by 17%.
• Heroin-involved death rates decreased by 7%.
• Synthetic opioid-involved death rates (excluding methadone) increased by 56%1.
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Content Notes:The Three Waves of Opioid Overdose Deaths -- Combatting the Opioid Overdose Epidemic -- Resources.
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