Recognizing the Need for Cocaine Overdose Treatment Drug overdose deaths have steadily risen in the United States since 1970, (38,329 in 2010) with 102% increase from 1999 to 2010. According to the Center for Disease Control, the leading cause of these deaths involved the use of opioids such as prescriptions painkillers, but, the second most … Continue reading Recognizing the Need for Cocaine Overdose Treatment