10 States with the Highest Drug Overdose Death Rates in America

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4. Florida

Deaths 3,228
Drug Overdose Death Rate 16.2

Unfortunately, we no longer think of retirement and cool summer vacations when Florida comes to our mind. There were 997 drug related deaths in 1999 in Florida, and the number has skyrocketed since then. Heroin and fentanyl is the deadly duo when looking at the statistics.

10 States with the Highest Drug Overdose Death Rates in America

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