1956 Overdose Deaths In North Carolina In 2016

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More than 63,600 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2016, and about two thirds of those deaths were attributed to opioid-related overdoses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. The figures mark the deadliest year on record for overdose deaths in the United States.

Overall in 2016, there were 1,956 drug overdose deaths in North Carolina, a rate of 19.7 deaths per 100,000 residents.

According to the CDC, the national rate for drug overdose deaths was 19.8 per 100,000. In 22 states, the rate was even higher. West Virginia (52), Ohio (39.1), New Hampshire (39) and Pennsylvania (37.9) had the highest drug overdose death rates.

Drug overdose death rates were significantly higher for men than women, though both groups have been affected by the increase. The CDC reported that for men the rate increased from 8.2 in 1999 to 26.2 in 2016 and for women the rate increased from 3.9 in 1999 to 13.4 in 2016. Rates of drug overdose deaths increased for all age groups the CDC studied and was highest among those aged 25-54.

The overdose death rate released by the CDC exceeds the peak number of deaths during the AIDS crisis in 1995, the peak number of gun-related deaths in 1993, the peak number of car crash deaths in 1972. The figure is also greater than the number of American soldiers who died during the Vietnam War.
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Of the 42,249 opioid overdose deaths reported in 2016, the majority were due to synthetic opioids such as fentanyl (not including methadone). The CDC notes the rate of overdose deaths involving such substances nearly doubled in a single year (3.1 per 100,000 in 2015 to 6.2 in 2016). Over 14,000 overdose deaths attributed to drugs like hydrocodone and oxycodone while over 15,000 overdose deaths were due to heroin use.
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Blackjunction video commentary provided by Lisa Cabrera.

1956 Overdose Deaths In North Carolina In 2016

1,956 Drug Overdose Deaths In North Carolina During 2016: CDC

Next year is going to be a bloodbath. This is a plague no other way to describe it.
 
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