Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 31, 2018
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August 31, 2018: As concerns grow about the opioid crisis, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 72,000 Americans died from overdoses in 2017. The New York Times says that this total "is higher than the peak yearly death totals from H.I.V., car crashes or gun deaths."[1]
However, yesterday’s Number of the Day reported that the number of alcohol-attributable deaths is higher. In 2016, alcohol contributed to the deaths of 90,000 Americans.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- August 30, 2018 – 2.8 million deaths worldwide attributed to alcohol in 2016
- August 29, 2018 – 26 percent of U.S. voters don’t think things would be different if Clinton were president
- August 28, 2018 – 95 percent of Americans don’t know global poverty has declined
- August 27, 2018 – 7,000 dollars for painting created by artificial intelligence
- August 24, 2018 – 41 percent of Americans lose sleep over relationships
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