By: Erin Brodwin, Business Insider
Deaths from opioid overdoses just jumped again.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which released its latest report on Friday, the most recent tragic increase follows a pattern that's been ongoing since 1999.
In the last 16 years, more than 183,000 Americans have died from overdoses related to prescription opioids.
However, the new report details some striking changes in two areas: First, the specific drugs involved in the deaths; and second, the age groups of the people most affected.
