Pain in the nation update: While deaths from alcohol, drugs, and suicide slowed slightly in 2017, rates are still at historic highs
2019
(For resources, this is the publication date. For programs, this is the date posted.)
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Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Trust for America’s Health
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This issue brief reports on 2017 alcohol-and drug-induced fatalities and suicide which had reached the highest number ever recorded, more than 150,000 Americans, more than twice as many as in 1999. Data are provided by age group, sex group, state, drug type and suicide. The brief concludes with 10 key recommendations to provide a comprehensive approach at the national, state, and local levels to counter the alcohol, drug, and suicide problems.