A grim tally soars: More than 50,000 overdose deaths in US

More than 50,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year, the most ever. The disastrous tally has been pushed to new heights by soaring abuse of heroin and prescription painkillers, a class of drugs …

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A grim tally soars: More than 50,000 overdose deaths in US