Drug Overdose Deaths Continued to Rise in 2010, Driven by Opioids
Drug overdose deaths increased for the eleventh consecutive year in 2010, according to a new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), highlights the role of pharmaceutical overdoses in the ongoing trend.
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Atlanta – Drug overdose deaths in the United States increased for the 11th straight year in 2010, according to research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The findings, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), detailed the continuous rise in fatalities attributed to drug overdoses.
The CDC analysis, titled "Pharmaceutical Overdose Deaths, United States, 2010," presented data on the rate of overdoses throughout the year. The agency gave no further explanation about the specific data within the journal article or the reasons for the increase in overdose deaths.
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