U.S. drug deaths rose more last year than in previous 4 combined
(Bloomberg) American drug deaths rose by 21 percent last year, according to early federal data—a one-year spike that amounts to a bigger jump than over the previous four years combined, showing an already troubling crisis accelerating. For every 100,000 residents, almost 20 died in drug overdoses in 2016, compared to 16.3 the year before, according [...]