CDC: Heroin Causes 25 Percent of U.S. Overdoses

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U.S. deaths by overdose exceeded 50,000 for the first time ever.

Published Feb. 24 2017 10:00AM EST

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One in four drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2015 were related to heroin, according to new numbers released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Amelia Warshaw

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CDC: Heroin Causes 25 Percent of U.S. Overdoses

U.S. deaths by overdose exceeded 50,000 for the first time ever.

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Amelia Warshaw