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US Overdose Deaths Jumped for Blacks, Native Americans During Pandemic
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CDC: Nearly 107,000 U.S. overdose deaths last year
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It's pretty terrifying': Mass. opioid-related overdose deaths
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Drug overdoses in the U.S. increased slightly last year
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With 100,000 drug overdose deaths in 2021, U.S. surpasses a record
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Drug-Overdose Deaths Reached a Record in 2021, Fueled by Fentanyl
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Overdose deaths took a group of friends, one by one, in N.C. city
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New Overdose Data: 107,622 Overdose Deaths in 2021
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Project LEAD Medical College of Wisconsin
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107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, CDC says