Drug Overdose Mortality Drops
Posted almost 6 years ago
Drug overdose mortality drops for the first time since 1999, CDC says
Provisional CDC data suggest US drug overdose mortality dropped 5% to around 68,500 deaths last year, compared with 72,000 deaths in 2017. It's the first time the agency has seen overdose-related mortality decline since 1999, the CDC said.
Reuters (7/17)