1 in Every 39 Americans Will Die of a Drug Overdose at Current Rate – Just Facts

By James D. Agresti November 29, 2023 Overview Despite the passage of state and federal laws that were supposed to reduce fatal drug overdoses, the annual U.S. drug overdose death rate has quintupled over recent decades: Over the most current year of available data, more than 110,000 people in the U.S.