Exponential Growth in Drug Overdose Epidemic

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Overdose death rates rise and fall depending on the drug, with no predictable pattern. But when University of Pittsburgh public health scientists total the deaths from all drugs a very obvious exponential curve emerges.

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Exponential Growth in Drug Overdose Epidemic

Overdose death rates rise and fall depending on the drug, with no predictable pattern. But when University of Pittsburgh public health scientists total the deaths from all drugs a very obvious exponential curve emerges.