Cars, guns, and drugs kill more people than they should be allowed to kill. Congress and the American people can DO something, but are we smart enough or too tribal to act effectively?
"We Asked, You Answered: Did Guns, Car Crashes or Drug Overdoses Kill More People in 2017?"
POSTED: 1/30/18
"In our most recent poll, nearly 75 percent of participants voted that they think the number of deaths caused by drug overdoses in 2017 outnumbered those caused by guns or car crashes. While the exact figures have not yet been confirmed, it appears our readers will be proven right.
Current projections by the CDC place last year’s loss of life due to drug overdose well above that of 2016 – a year in which overdose deaths also outnumbered those by guns and cars.
In 2016, there were approximately:
- 40,000 motor vehicle-related deaths
- 39,000 people firearm-related deaths
- 64,000 people drug overdose-related deaths
The latest provisional data from the CDC indicates that between June 2016 and June 2017, drug overdoses killed more than 66,000 people in the U.S. This marks a 16 percent increase from the previous 12-month period."
