2020 was the worst year for drug overdoses in recorded history, according to new CDC data
and last updated 2021-04-26 16:57:51-04
With all the support to help those struggling during the pandemic, many who still feel lost are turning to drugs as comfort.
The CDC recently released new data that shows last year was the worst year for drug overdoses since the drug epidemic began in the 1990s as more than 87,000 Americans died.
According to CDC data, overdose numbers spiked as they inched up month after month. In the year leading up to April 2020, 76,710 Americans had died of an overdose, 80,113 by May, and 82,224 by June. By September, the number of overdose deaths in our country rose to 87,203, an all-time high.
2020 was the worst year for drug overdoses in recorded history, according to new CDC data
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