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Opioids drive continued increase in drug overdose deaths - Press Release

February 20, 2013

Drug overdose deaths increased for the 11th consecutive year in 2010, according to an analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings are published today in a research letter, "Pharmaceutical Overdose Deaths, United States, 2010," in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Original Source: https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=132608&c=308444