Pubdate: Wed, 11 Jan 2017
Source: Philadelphia Daily News (PA)
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GRAPHIC: PENNSYLVANIA OVERDOSE DEATHS SKYROCKET

Overdose Deaths Up Sharply in Pa.

Drug-related fatalities rose 23.4 percent in Pennsylvania last year,
the Drug Enforcement Administration's Philadelphia Division reports in
its second annual statewide analysis. Previous years' data come from
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which also relies on
death certificates from coroners' offices but has not yet released
U.S. or any state numbers for 2015.

The Drug Enforcement Administration found big differences by county.
County numbers can change significantly from year to year, so
short-term trends may not be meaningful.

[graphic, http://www.philly.com/philly/infographics/386564601.html ]
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