{"id":123489,"date":"2021-11-29T15:48:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T15:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=123489"},"modified":"2021-11-29T15:48:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T15:48:15","slug":"the-state-where-fatal-drug-overdoses-are-rising-fastest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/business\/the-state-where-fatal-drug-overdoses-are-rising-fastest\/","title":{"rendered":"The State Where Fatal Drug Overdoses Are Rising Fastest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Early in November, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a grim report titled “Drug Overdose Deaths in the U.S. Top 100,000 Annually.” Even in a year in which COVID-19 deaths were in the hundreds of thousands, the news was shocking.<\/p>\n

The primary conclusion of the report was that in the 12-month period that ended in April, the number of drug overdose deaths rose 28.5% to 100,306. The deaths were driven by increases in fatalities from opioids, methamphetamine and cocaine.<\/p>\n

While no corner of the country has been spared from the scourge of substance abuse and addiction, overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic have hit some states especially hard.<\/p>\n

Using data from the CDC, 24\/7 Wall St. identified the state where the rate of fatal overdoses is rising fastest. States were ranked on the change in deadly overdoses over the 12 months covered by the study.<\/p>\n

The year-over-year change in the number of overdose deaths varies considerably by state. Only four states reported a decline in overdose deaths, while in 11 states, fatal overdoses spiked by over 45%. Most of the states with the largest increases in overdose deaths are located in the South. Similarly, most of the states with the highest overdose rates (overdose deaths per 100,000 people) are also in the South.<\/p>\n

The state where fatal overdoses are rising the fastest is Vermont. Here are the details:<\/p>\n