DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE: CDC DATA CONFIRMS OVERDOSE DEATHS RISE NATIONWIDE, DESPITE INCREASING CRIMINALIZATION EFFORTS
March 22, 2024
March 22, 2024
NEW YORK, March 22 -- The Drug Policy Alliance issued the following news release on March 21, 2024:
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its annual overdose death data for 2022. Per this new data, overdose deaths have reached record highs. The CDC reports that there were 107,941 overdose-related deaths in 2022, a slight increase from 2021. You can see a deeper analysis and visual representation here (https://drugpolicy.org/overdose/).
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Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its annual overdose death data for 2022. Per this new data, overdose deaths have reached record highs. The CDC reports that there were 107,941 overdose-related deaths in 2022, a slight increase from 2021. You can see a deeper analysis and visual representation here (https://drugpolicy.org/overdose/).
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