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LA Times: Drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in U.S., data show

Posted By Dr. Michael Polsinelli, DC On September 23, 2011 @ 7:28 pm In Drugs,Medicine | No Comments

Propelled by an increase in prescription narcotic overdoses, drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in the United States, a Times analysis of government data has found.

Drugs exceeded motor vehicle accidents as a cause of death in 2009, killing at least 37,485 people nationwide, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [1].

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[1] U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.latimes.com/topic/health/diseases-illnesses/u.s.-centers-for-disease-control-prevention-ORGOV000011.topic

[2] Drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in U.S., data show: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-drugs-epidemic-20110918,0,5517691.story

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