According to preliminary data released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drug overdose deaths in the United States rose 29.4% in 2020 to an estimated 93,331, including 69,710 involving opioids. Deaths increased by more than 21,000 from 2019, which means that an average of 256 Americans died from overdosing every day, up from 198 the year before. The data show changes in overdose deaths by drug category and state.

More information can be obtained at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm.