Here are five insights:
1. The number of drug overdose deaths hit a record high in 2015, according to the CDC.
2. Deaths caused by synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, increased 73 percent between 2014 and 2015, hitting about 9,600.
3. A White House statement revealed opioid overdose deaths surpassed 33,000 in 2015, up from 29,000 deaths in 2014.
4. Heroin-caused deaths sprung 23 percent from 2014, up to 13,000 in 2015.
5. In 2015, overdoses led to more deaths than did car accidents (38,000 deaths) or gun violence (36,000 deaths).
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