The American rapper known as DMX (his real name was Earl Simmons) died at 50 today, his family said, after suffering a heart attack allegedly triggered by a drug overdose.While the details of the overdose and death are still unconfirmed, DMX had a history of struggling with addiction, including to crack cocaine, for which he sought treatment.This latest death comes as opioid deaths hit an all-time high in the US. Final data about 2020 isn’t yet available, but at least 88,000 people died in the 12 months prior to August 2020—a 27% increase from the same period a year before.Read the rest of this story on qz.com. Become a member to get unlimited access to Quartz’s journalism.
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