LinkLinksOpinion Matthew Pembleton of the D.C. Policy Center: Synthetics: The next chapter in the D.C. region’s drug crisis By Editor On Oct 3, 2018 52 Share America’s drug problem continues to evolve in startling and dangerous ways, and the District of Columbia remains at the forefront of those changes. Drug overdose continues to be a leading cause of death in the United States; according to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control, the national death toll from drug overdose reached 72,000 in 2017. But those numbers fail to capture some of the most alarming new developments—among them, synthetic drugs. D.C. Policy CenterSynthetic Drugs 52 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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