Recent numbers from the Centers for Disease Control indicate that more than 12,000 baby boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) died from accidental drug overdoses in 2013. It marks the first time in recorded history that overdoses in this age group have surpassed those ages 25-44, and represents an 11-fold increase from 1990.

The Fix: “More older adults died of accidental drug overdoses than from car accidents or influenza and pneumonia. In 2012, people between ages 45 and 64 had the highest rate of inpatient hospital stays for opioid abuse.”