# Drug overdose deaths: United States, 12mo-ending August 2017
> **14935 deaths** — Natural & semi-synthetic opioids (T40.2)
## Observation
- **Location:** United States (US)
- **Period:** 12 months ending August 2017
- **Indicator:** Natural & semi-synthetic opioids (T40.2)
- **Reported deaths:** 14935
- **Predicted final:** 15074
- **Data completeness:** 100%
- **Footnote:** Numbers may differ from published reports using final data. See Technical Notes.
## Source
- [CDC VSRR Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts](https://data.cdc.gov/dataset/xkb8-kh2a)
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