MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) Vermont Gov. Phil Scott vetoed a bill that would have created a drug use standards advisory board within the state sentencing commission, saying it “places no
NEW YORK — 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
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published data that 2021 drug overdoses reached record highs. CDC Estimated 107,622 United States 2021 drug overdose deaths, mostly opioids, 15% increase over 2020, 49% increase over 2019. 66% synthetic opioids like fentanyl.