DEA: 52,404 Drug Overdoses in 2015; 140 People a Day

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DEA: 52,404 Drug Overdoses in 2015; 140 People a Day

(CNSNews.com) - Drug poisoning deaths are the leading cause of injury death in the United States, killing 52,404 people in 2015, or 140 people a day, the Drug Enforcement Administration said in a report released on Monday.

Drug overdoses "are currently at their highest-ever recorded level and, every year since 2011, have outnumbered deaths by firearms, motor vehicle crashes, suicide and homicide," the report said.
 

 
Source URL: https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/dea-52404-drug-overdoses-2015-140-people-day

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An average of one alcohol-impaired-driving fatality occurred every 53 minutes in 2011.

In 2011, 9,878 people were killed in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes. These alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 31 percent of the total motor vehicle traffic fatalities in the United States.

http://www.alcoholalert.com/drunk-driving-statistics.html



That's double even what drunk driving was in its heyday. Things need to improve per fighting the opiate crisis. 

From the article in the OP:

-- Mexican TCO activity in the United States is mainly overseen by Mexican nationals or U.S. citizens of Mexican origin.

Securing the border, if it can be done to intercept contraband, is of utmost importance.

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http://www.alcoholalert.com/drunk-driving-statistics.html



That's double even what drunk driving was in its heyday. Things need to improve per fighting the opiate crisis. 

From the article in the OP:
Securing the border, if it can be done to intercept contraband, is of utmost importance.

Drunk driving deaths decreased because of declining acceptance of driving whilst drunk -- i.e, on reduction on the users' end, reduction of demand.