From 2016 to 2017, death rates involving cocaine and psychostimulants increased across
age groups, racial/ethnic groups, county urbanization levels, and multiple states. Death rates …

In 2016, 63 632 persons died of a drug overdose in the United States; 66.4%(42 249)
involved an opioid. 1 Opioid-involved deaths include prescription opioid analgesics (eg …

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Methods| This research was exempt from institutional review board review by regulation.
Data are from the National Vital Statistics System multiple cause of death file, based on …

Over the past several years, the death rate associated with drug poisoning has increased by
over 300% in the US Drug poisoning mortality varies widely by state, but geographic …

Background Prescription opioid (PO) overdose deaths increased sharply over the last
decade. Changes in PO deaths in combination with other psychoactive substances may …

Drug overdose deaths in the United States are a substantial public health issue. The number
of annual reported drug overdose deaths increased roughly 3-fold, from 23500 in 2002 to 70 …

Background: Rates of drug overdose deaths increased by 5.5% per year between 1999 and
2015 in the United States (1). These dramatic increases have largely been attributed to …

Recent reports highlighted racial and ethnic differences in US drug overdose deaths from
1999 to 2020. 1, 2 Overdose deaths increased 37.2% from February 2020 to August 2021 …

Background As several regulatory and environmental changes have occurred in North
America, trends in overdose deaths were examined in the United States (US), Ontario and …