U.S. drug overdose deaths hit a record in 2022 as some states see a big surge
![Two men smoke fentanyl in an alley in Los Angeles on April 18, 2022. The latest federal data show more than 109,000 drug deaths in 2022, many from fentanyl.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/05/18/ap22330774732713_wide-92c13a5f76371e794baa76c5f9e9976561aa74fa.jpg?s=600)
Nationally the increase in drug overdose deaths has slowed, but many states, including Texas and Washington, continued to see fatalities rise by 10 to 20 percent in 2022.
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