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Number of U.S. drug overdose deaths 2013-2015 by ethnicity
Number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2013 to 2015, by ethnicity
by John Elflein,
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Jan 18, 2018
This statistic presents the number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2013 and 2015, by ethnicity. In 2014, 37,945 white, non-Hispanic persons died from drug overdose. Opioids - primarily prescription pain relievers and heroin - are the main driver of overdose deaths.
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Jan 18, 2018
This statistic presents the number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2013 and 2015, by ethnicity. In 2014, 37,945 white, non-Hispanic persons died from drug overdose. Opioids - primarily prescription pain relievers and heroin - are the main driver of overdose deaths.
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