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US drug deaths jump 22% in 2016, govt data shows
Drug overdoses likely to remain main cause of death for Americans under 50
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Sun, Sep 3, 2017 · 09:50 PM
New York
DRUG overdoses killed roughly 64,000 people in the United States last year, according to the first governmental account of nationwide drug deaths to cover all of 2016.
It's a staggering rise of more than 22 per cent over the 52,404 drug deaths recorded the previous year - and even higher than The New York Times' estimate in June, which was based on earlier preliminary data.
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