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Drug overdose deaths hit record numbers in 2014Drug overdose deaths hit record numbers in 2014

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2015

Over 47,000 deaths last year, mostly due to opioid pain relievers and heroin
 

Pill bottle with pills spilling outClues to opioid abuse from state prescription drug monitoring programs

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015

CDC urges early treatment of severely ill and high-risk patients.
 

Cost of Injury in the U.S. in 2013 was $671 BillionInjuries cost the United States $671 billion in 2013

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Injuries cost Americans far too much money, suffering, and preventable death,” said CDC director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H.
 

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