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US Drug Overdose Deaths Exceeded 100,000 in 2022: CDC

US Drug Overdose Deaths Exceeded 100,000 in 2022: CDC
A display of the fentanyl and meth that was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales Port of Entry during a press conference in Nogales, Ariz., on Jan. 31, 2019. Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star via AP
Katabella Roberts
Katabella Roberts
5/26/2023|Updated: 5/26/2023
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More than 100,000 Americans likely died from drug overdoses in 2022, marking the highest number on record, according to provisional data published May 18 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The data show that the reported number of drug overdose deaths occurring in the United States decreased by 2 percent from the 12 months ending in December 2021 to the 12 months ending in December 2022, from 107,573 to 105,452.
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Katabella Roberts is a news writer for The Epoch Times, focusing primarily on the United States, world, and business news.
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