There were 464 workplace fatalities from unintentional overdoses due to non-medical use of drugs or alcohol in 2021. This is a 19.6-percent increase from 2020 when there were 388 fatalities and is the ninth consecutive annual increase. Unintentional overdoses from non-medical use of drugs include overdoses from stimulants such as methamphetamine and from narcotics such as fentanyl.

Unintentional overdoses rose for the ninth consecutive year in 2021– https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/unintentional-overdoses-rose-for-the-ninth-consecutive-year-in-2021.htm

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Unintentional overdoses rose for the ninth consecutive year in 2021 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/unintentional-overdoses-rose-for-the-ninth-consecutive-year-in-2021.htm (visited August 20, 2023).