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"Overdoses killed 163 of every 100,000 people who usually worked in construction and extraction in 2020, whether they were on the job or not, making it by far the most dangerous major occupation, drug-wise. Restaurant jobs were second at 118 deaths per 100,000.


The results are fairly startling: 1 out of every 5 people who died of an overdose in 2020 usually worked in construction or restaurants. These folks lived in a different universe


The substance most likely to cause a fatal overdose - no matter your occupation - is a synthetic opioid such as fentanyl. The category that includes meth usually comes next, then cocaine and heroin. The vast majority of deaths (92 percent) were deemed accidental rather than suicide or homicide.