Overdose of drugs has caused the death of more than 100 thousand Americans Overdose of drugs has caused more than 100 thousand deaths per year. Government statistics are cited by The Washington Post.
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Period , during which the number of drug overdose deaths exceeded one hundred thousand people, coincides with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic – from April 2020 to April 2021. Compared to the previous similar period, the increase amounted to 28.5 percent. The spread of COVID-19 in the United States is named as one of the reasons for the worsening of the situation.
Most deaths among Americans were recorded in the historical region of the Appalachian mountains. These are primarily the states of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.
The opioid fentanyl tops the list in terms of the number of deaths. This artificial heroin substitute was developed in the 60s for medical purposes. More people died from fentanyl in 2021 than from any other substance in 2016.
In 2019, Lenta.ru published a large special project about the spread of drug addiction in Russia and the illegal circulation of illegal substances in the country .