Deaths associated with alcohol, drugs, and suicide took the lives of 186,763 Americans in 2020, a 20% 1-year increase in the combined death rate, according to a report by Trust for America’s Health and Well Being Trust.
According to the joint release, 2020 also logged the highest number of substance misuse deaths ever recorded for a single year.
The report revealed that the overall drug-induced death rate increased by 30%, largely driven by increases in deaths due to use of synthetic opioids and psychostimulants, according to the release. In addition, the rate of drug-induced death rose