Special Report
States Where Fatal Drug Overdoses Are Rising Fastest
November 19, 2021 8:00 am
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50. South Dakota
> Change in fatal drug overdoses: -19.8% (-19)
> Fatal drug overdoses, 12 mos. ending April 2021: 8.7 per 100,000 people — the lowest (77 total)
> Fatal drug overdoses, 12 mos. ending April 2020: 10.8 per 100,000 people — 2nd lowest (96 total)
> Drug class with largest increase in deaths: Synthetic opioids — +7.4%
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49. New Hampshire
> Change in fatal drug overdoses: -7.2% (-29)
> Fatal drug overdoses, 12 mos. ending April 2021: 27.0 per 100,000 people — 23rd lowest (372 total)
> Fatal drug overdoses, 12 mos. ending April 2020: 29.1 per 100,000 people — 16th highest (401 total)
> Drug class with largest increase in deaths: Methadone — +30.8%
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48. Delaware
> Change in fatal drug overdoses: -1.7% (-8)
> Fatal drug overdoses, 12 mos. ending April 2021: 46.4 per 100,000 people — 7th highest (459 total)
> Fatal drug overdoses, 12 mos. ending April 2020: 47.2 per 100,000 people — 2nd highest (467 total)
> Drug class with largest increase in deaths: Misc. psychostimulants — +73.3%
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47. New Jersey
> Change in fatal drug overdoses: -1.0% (-30)
> Fatal drug overdoses, 12 mos. ending April 2021: 31.4 per 100,000 people — 22nd highest (2,918 total)
> Fatal drug overdoses, 12 mos. ending April 2020: 31.7 per 100,000 people — 10th highest (2,948 total)
> Drug class with largest increase in deaths: Methadone — +36.6%
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46. Connecticut
> Change in fatal drug overdoses: +4.4% (+59)
> Fatal drug overdoses, 12 mos. ending April 2021: 39.1 per 100,000 people — 10th highest (1,409 total)
> Fatal drug overdoses, 12 mos. ending April 2020: 37.4 per 100,000 people — 4th highest (1,350 total)
> Drug class with largest increase in deaths: Misc. psychostimulants — +26.0%
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