Most Common Drugs That Are Overdosed: What Families in Ohio Should Know
The most common drugs that are overdosed in the United States are synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, followed by heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, prescription opioids such as oxycodone, and benzodiazepines such as alprazolam (Xanax). Federal analysis of death certificates ranks these substances among the drugs most frequently involved in drug overdose deaths, and many deaths involve…