In 2016, more than 60,000 people died in the United States because of drugs. That is the highest number of drug deaths and the fastest yearly increase in recorded history. Early data suggests that deaths from opioids and other drugs will continue to rise in 2017. Drug overdose is now the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50. U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein made this statement in June 2017 at a news conference with Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) officials. Rosenstein called it a “horrifying surge in drug overdoses. He added that drug abuse is wrecking families and communities throughout the U.S. More than two million Americans have some sort of physical dependence on opioids. Opioids are a type of painkiller that are legally prescribed to many people. Opioids are addictive if people take too much of them or take them for a long period of time.
Title: More Americans Died From Drugs Than Ever Before
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2069/drug_deaths.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='More Americans Died From Drugs Than Ever Before' data-article-id='2587'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8979'>In 2016, more than 60,000 people died in the United States because of drugs.</span> <span data-start-time='8979' data-end-time='17708'>That is the highest number of drug deaths and the fastest yearly increase in recorded history.</span> <span data-start-time='17708' data-end-time='27708'>Early data suggests that deaths from opioids and other drugs will continue to rise in 2017.</span> <span data-start-time='27708' data-end-time='35604'>Drug overdose is now the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50.</span> <span data-start-time='35604' data-end-time='49250'>U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein made this statement in June 2017 at a news conference with Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) officials.</span> <span data-start-time='49250' data-end-time='55458'>Rosenstein called it a “horrifying surge in drug overdoses.</span> <span data-start-time='55458' data-end-time='63646'>He added that drug abuse is wrecking families and communities throughout the U.S.</span> <span data-start-time='63646' data-end-time='71500'>More than two million Americans have some sort of physical dependence on opioids.</span> <span data-start-time='71500' data-end-time='78667'>Opioids are a type of painkiller that are legally prescribed to many people.</span> <span data-start-time='78667' data-end-time='86917'>Opioids are addictive if people take too much of them or take them for a long period of time.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2069/drug_deaths.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9265 data-hint-location='49250' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2069/what_does_surge_mean.m4a'>What does surge mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='sudden increase'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2069/physical_dependence.m4a'><span>physical dependence</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2069/water_level.m4a'><span>water level</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2069/sudden_increase.m4a'><span>sudden increase</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2069/drug_overdose.m4a'><span>drug overdose</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9266 data-hint-location='71500' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2069/where_do_many_people_get_the_drugs.m4a'>Where do many people get the drugs?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='they are legally prescribed'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2069/from_a_relative.m4a'><span>from a relative</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2069/through_a_friend.m4a'><span>through a friend</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2069/from_a_street_dealer.m4a'><span>from a street dealer</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2069/they_are_legally_prescribed.m4a'><span>they are legally prescribed</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9267 data-hint-location='27708' 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