Sentences with phrase «unintentional drug overdose»

After his dad dies in a car accident and an unintentional drug overdose lands him in the hospital, Johnny moves in with an uncle and begins to rebuild his life.

Many New Yorkers are surprised to learn that unintentional drug overdose deaths have become a major problem on Staten Island — the most suburban of the city's five boroughs.

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A 21 percent rise in drug overdose deaths last year made unintentional injuries the third - leading cause of death in the country, according to data set for release by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Drug overdose, driven primarily by opioids, is now the leading cause of unintentional injury deaths in the United States, and trends indicate that premature deaths associated with the use of opioids are likely to climb.

Heart disease was the leading cause of death for 2016, followed by cancer, unintentional injuries such as drug overdoses and car crashes, chronic lower respiratory diseases including asthma, and stroke.