(Reuters) – Over 100,000 drug overdose deaths were reported in the United States during the 12-month period ending April 2021, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed on Wednesday.
That marks a 28.5% jump from the previous year, with deaths from opioids such as fentanyl and psychostimulants such as methamphetamine also increasing, the provisional data from the health agency showed.
(Reporting by Manas Mishra in Bengaluru)
