CDC : In 2013, of the 43,982 drug overdose deaths in the United States, 22,767 (51.8%) were related to pharmaceuticals . Deaths from drug overdose have been rising steadily over the past two decades and have become the leading cause of injury death in the United States.

CDC reports:

Deaths from drug overdose have been rising steadily over the past two decades and have become the leading cause of injury death in the United States.

No word yet from the handgun hysteria crowd on this one.