Alarming Statistics |
The Prevention of Drug Overdoses in California |
Links for Prevention |
Recent history of drug overdoses across the United States |
The prevention of drug overdoses in California
begins with more education in school. “Just say no” is not enough anymore.
The state of California saw a 48% increase in drug overdose deaths from April
2020 to April 2021. California is the leading state in annual overdose deaths
since 1999 and was by far ahead of every other state in 2021. This chart is based on annual deaths per year |
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