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09/12/2017
Fentanyl deaths in 2016: up 540% in three years
In June, the New York Times made headlines with a report that U.S. drug overdose deaths would exceed 59,000 in 2016, a 19% increase from the year before. The Center for Disease Control has now published data indicating the situation is much worse as approximately 64,000 Americans have died from drug overdoses.