US death rates from suicide, alcohol, and drug overdose skyrocket to all-time high
A new study confirms that deaths from drugs, alcohol, and/or suicide have reached record numbers.
According to the 2019 Scorecard on State Health System Performance, a study released by the Commonwealth Fund on Wednesday, the opioid epidemic and drug-related deaths continue to rise throughout the United States at alarming rates. West Virginia and Ohio notably out-pace the rest of the country.
With the highest rate of drug overdose deaths (57.8 per 100,000 residents) and the sharpest overdose mortality growth in recent history (10.5 deaths per 100,000 in 2005 to 57.8 in 2017 — a five-fold increase), West Virginia is by far the state hit the hardest by this crisis....
Dr. Peter Masters | 9/12/2013
