More Than 47,000 Americans Died of Drug Overdoses in 2014, Setting Record - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

More Than 47,000 Americans Died of Drug Overdoses in 2014, Setting Record - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids: More than 47,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2014, setting a new record, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Drug overdoses increased 6.5 percent from 2013.