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Opioid Overdose Deaths in the U.S. & How CPR Training Saves Lives Drug overdose is a leading cause of death in the United States , driven largely by the ongoing opioid epidemic . In 2015 , more than 52,000 Americans died from drug overdoses , making overdoses the leading cause of death among people under age 50 . By 2022 , overdose deaths surged to 107,941 , with fentanyl and other synthetic opioids  responsible for the majority of fatalities. According to provisional CDC da