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Overdose data, SUD prevalence, CDC/NCHS updates, geographic trends.

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CDC Finds Cannabis in 1 of Every 5 Overdose Deaths — and Says the Real Story Is What It's Riding With

A new CDC surveillance report on 209,166 overdose deaths found cannabis showing up almost three times more often in dead teenagers than in dead retirees — but the agency's own scientists say cannabis is a passenger, not the driver.

A new CDC surveillance report on 209,166 overdose deaths found cannabis showing up almost three times more often in dead teenagers than in dead retirees — but the agency's own scientists say cannabis is a passenger, not the driver.

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