More than 100,000 Americans have died in the 12-month period ending in April, marking the highest number ever, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Thursday. The new record number marked a 28.5 percent increase over the previous year, with the total number of drug overdose deaths doubling over the past five-year recorded period. Fentanyl was listed as the leading drug to cause overdose deaths, according to the report. The category of synthetic opioids, which includes fentanyl, involved 64 percent of all drug overdose deaths. California led all states with a predicted 10,585 cases in April 2021. Florida ranked second with 7,892 cases. President Joe Biden released a statement on Thursday to address the rise in drug overdose cases among Americans. “Today, new data reveal that our nation has reached a tragic milestone: more than 100,000 lives were lost to the overdose epidemic from April of last …