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Unintentional Poisoning

Every day, 87 people die as a result of unintentional poisoning; another 2,277 are treated in emergency departments.1Unintentional poisoning deaths in the United States increased by 160% from 1999 to 2009.1

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Data & Statistics

This graph shows the rate of drug overdose deaths has more than tripled from less than four deaths per 100,000 population in 1990 to over 12 deaths per 100,000 population in 2008. Drugs include illicit, prescription, and over-the-counter drugs.

Drug overdose death rates in the US have more than tripled since 1990 and have never been higher. In 2009, more than 37,000 people died from drug overdoses, and most of these deaths were caused by prescription drugs.

Graphic source: Policy Impact: Prescription Painkiller Overdoses

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