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CDC: Drug overdose deaths spiked 21 percent last year, 64K deaths UPI.com Opioids accounted for a 21 percent increase in drug overdose deaths in 2016, U.S. officials said. File Photo by UPI/Shutterstock/Maxal Tamor. Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Drug overdose deaths in the United States skyrocketed 21 percent in 2016 from the previous ... Fentanyl: The silent killer creeping into AustraliaNEWS.com.au Synthetic Painkiller Topples Heroin As Deadliest Drug In AmericaThe Daily Caller Drug overdose crisis grows as 'drop dead' outstrips heroinThe Australian The Star Democrat -Vox all 6 news articles »

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