Overdose death rates jumped among young adults

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Notes

Data shown is the crude death rate from drug overdoses among 18- to 24-year-olds per 100,000 people. Numbers are taken from death certificate data and may undercount overdose-related deaths.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WONDER databaseCredit: Juweek Adolphe/NPR