US overdose deaths rose 15% in 2021 to more than 100,000

Published by AFP John, who is struggling with a long term addiction to heroin, pauses on a street in Kensington on July 19, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Washington (AFP) – Drug overdoses killed more than 100,000 people in the United States in 2021, data showed Wednesday, as the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated a crisis driven by … Continue reading US overdose deaths rose 15% in 2021 to more than 100,000