3. Pennsylvania
Deaths 3,264
Drug Overdose Death Rate 26.3
This state had 990 drug overdose deaths in 1999. Pennsylvania’s favorite drug for abuse is fentanyl. This chemical substance leaves no man behind. Deadly overdoses are steadily rising, high enough to place this state among the top three on our list of states with the highest drug overdose death rates in America.

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