The US Has a Higher Overdose Death Rate Than Any Other Wealthy Nation

Gizmodo ---------- The U.S. is in the middle of a devastating drug overdose crisis, one led by opioid-related deaths. But new research out of the University of Southern California highlights just how historically awful the situation really is. It found that the drug overdose mortality in America has shot clear past any similarly wealthy country—with an annual death rate now almost 30 times higher than countries like Japan and Italy. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.