15 July 2017. Science & Enterprise reports frequently on the opioid emergency in the U.S., most recently a report from the National Academies offering a strategy for getting the crisis under control. This chart, from Statista, compares the rate of drug-induced deaths in the U.S. with other countries.
![Infographic: America's Overdose Epidemic In Perspective | Statista](https://infographic.statista.com/normal/chartoftheday_10206_america_s_overdose_epidemic_in_perspective_n.jpg)
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