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  • CDC Reports Rising Rates of Drug Overdose Deaths in Rural Areas

    CDC Reports Rising Rates of Drug Overdose Deaths in Rural Areas

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    Rates of drug overdose deaths are rising in nonmetropolitan (rural) areas, surpassing rates in metropolitan (urban) areas, according to a new report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Drug overdoses are the leading cause of injury death in the United States,…