Vital Statistics Rapid Release Page 1 Vital Statistics Rapid Release Report No. 27 ∎ May
2023 Estimates of Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Cocaine …

Nonfatal Drug Overdoses Treated in Emergency Departments — United States, 2016–2017 |
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Objective—This report describes regional differences in the specific drugs most frequently
involved in drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017. Methods—Data from the …

During 2003–2009, the number of deaths caused by drug overdose in Florida increased
61.0%, from 1,804 to 2,905, with especially large increases in deaths caused by the opioid …

Good quality surveillance data are the foundation of public health work. For opioid analgesic-
and heroin-related deaths, however, the methods used to classify deaths on death …

Importance Life expectancy has decreased in the US, driven largely by increases in drug
poisoning, suicide, and alcohol-induced deaths. Assessing whether patterns of these …

Drug poisoning (overdose) is the number one cause of injury-related death in the United
States, with 43,982 deaths occurring in 2013 (1). While much attention has been given to …

Objective—This report identifies the specific drugs involved most frequently in drug
overdose deaths in the United States from 2011 through 2016. Methods—Record-level data …

Background The overdose epidemic in the United States (US) continues to generate
unprecedented levels of mortality. There is urgent need for a national data system capable …

From 1999 to 2017, the death rate from drug overdose among women aged 30–64 years
increased by 260%. Drug overdose deaths involving antidepressants, benzodiazepines …