Drug overdose deaths in America surged in 2019. The increase in deaths last year by 4.8%, erased the slight decline seen in 2018. The jump in fatalities has set a new record high for the nation. Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are involved in more than half of all overdose deaths. According to CNN, cocaine and methamphetamine-related deaths also on the rise. Opioid prescribing however has dropped since the CDC issued opioid prescribing guidelines in 2016.
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