Well, there were more deaths by overdoses involving an opiod then deaths from car accidents in 2015, the last year a quick search can find more data on. And to

Well, there were more deaths by overdoses involving an opiod then deaths from car accidents in 2015, the last year a quick search can find more data on. And to be clear, deaths from car accidents are growing, likely because of things like cell phone use. Here's a business insider article, and the data sources I used. http://www.businessinsider.com/heroin-vs-opioid-overdose-statistics-2015-7 http://www.businessinsider.com/heroin-vs-opioid-overdose-sta... https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm655051e1.htm https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm655051e1.htm http://www.newsweek.com/us-traffic-deaths-injuries-and-related-costs-2015-363602 http://www.newsweek.com/us-traffic-deaths-injuries-and-relat...