This week’s graphs, courtesy of a report by the National Center for Health Statistics, illustrate the number of drug- and alcohol-induced deaths in the United States (U.S.) in 2021 (most recent report).
Drug-Induced Deaths
• In 2021, a total of 111,219 deaths in the U.S. were induced by drug use. The majority of these deaths (106,699) were due to drug ove…