Posted by Warm Southern Breeze on Thursday, March 18, 2021
QUESTION: How many people in the U.S. die each day from overdoses involving PRESCRIPTION opioids?
ANSWER: According to recent data published by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 41 people/day (14,965) are dying from an overdose involving prescription opioids. This CDC website – https://www.cdc.gov/rxawareness/index.html – provides resources for individuals struggling with opioid drug abuse.
330,147,087
That’s the estimated population in the United States as of this writing, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Population Clock.
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QUESTION: How many people in the U.S. die each day from overdoses involving PRESCRIPTION opioids?
