CESAR FAX: Drug Poisoning Deaths Rival Motor Vehicle Traffic Deaths

CESAR Fax (1/23/12): Nearly as many people die each year from drug poisoning as from motor vehicle traffic accidents, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The number of drug poisoning deaths, which includes deaths resulting from illegal, prescription, and over-the-counter drug misuse, has increased nearly every year since 1980. The most significant increases, however, have occurred in the last two decades.

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