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For the first time, drug overdose deaths have surpassed 100,000 in a 12-month period

For the first time more than 100,000 people have died from a drug overdose in a 12-month period. Experts say the rise is driven by the pandemic and by fentanyl and methamphetamines brought to the U.S.

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