Huh, here I thought that 'American carnage' would
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Oh well, I guess I should be grateful for Trump's 'jobs program' for the DOJ.
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70,237 people
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/signific...v-30-2018/
In 2017, 70,237 people died from drug overdoses in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. That’s the most ever, and the number eclipses the peaks of deaths from car crashes, H.I.V. or gun violence.
There have been so many overdose deaths that the U.S. life expectancy has decreased — by nearly four months over the past three years. Drug overdoses have become the leading cause of death for adults under 55. [The Upshot]