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What is the title of this graph?

• Fentanyl fuels surge in U.S. drug overdose deaths

• Number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. by drug class

• Synthetic opioids

• All other drugs

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What is the key to this graph?

• Dark red is synthetic opioid deaths and orange is all other drugs

• years

• dark red is number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. by drug class

• count of deaths, in people

What is measured on the horizontal axis?

• Dark red is synthetic opioid deaths and orange is all other drugs

• years

• dark red is number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. by drug class

• count of deaths, in people

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CCSS.3.MD.B.3

What is measured on the vertical axis?

• Dark red is synthetic opioid deaths and orange is all other drugs

• years

• dark red is number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. by drug class

• count of deaths, in people

Is there an intersection?

• Yes, synthetic opioids pass all other drugs in 2019

• Yes, other drugs pass synthetic opioids in 2000

• No, synthetic opioids always kill more people than all other drugs

• No, synthetic opioids always kill fewer people than all other drugs

How many people died by overdosing on fentanyl and other synthetic opioids in 2000?

• about 19000

• about 1000

• about 120000

• almost none

How many people died by overdosing on fentanyl and other synthetic opioids in 2015?

• about 53000

• about 40000

• about 10000

• about 65000

Which of the years below had the most overdose deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids?

• 2015

• 2016

• 2017

• 2018

How many people died by overdosing on all other drugs in 2015?

• about 53000

• about 40000

• about 10000

• about 65000

How many people died by overdosing on all other drugs in 2020?

• about 59000

• about 35000

• about 95000

• about 108000