"Almost 13 times more people die from drug overdoses in West Virginia than they do in North Dakota, as drugs have become a bigger killer than car crashes in the United States.
An average of 120 Americans die from a drug overdose everyday, but West Virginia tops the list of U.S. states, with 34 per 100,000 people dying from substance abuse between 2011 and 2013, a 35 percent increase on data between 2007 and 2009.
...The report said drug overdose deaths have more than doubled in the past 14 years nationally and have resulted in 44,000 deaths per year, half of which are prescription-drug related.
Prescription drugs are the biggest killer in the U.S., causing 44 deaths every day, followed by alcohol, cocaine and heroine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Drug overdoses have become the leading cause of injury in 36 states, including West Virginia.
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