Objectives. To assess trends in cocaine overdose deaths and examine the role opioids play
in these deaths. Methods. We used data on drug overdose deaths in the United States from …

Data from the National Vital Statistics System, Mortality• From 2009 through 2019, the rate of
overdose deaths involving both cocaine and opioids increased at a faster pace than the rate …

Background Cocaine-involved overdose mortality has recently risen in the United States
(US), yet it is unclear to what extent patterns in cocaine-involved overdose mortality parallel …

Aims To examine trends and recent changes in non‐fatal and fatal stimulant overdose rates
with and without opioids to improve the descriptive characterization of the US overdose …

From 1999 to 2015, the drug overdose epidemic resulted in approximately 568,699 deaths.
In 2015, 52,404 drug overdose deaths occurred; 63.1%(33,091) involved an opioid. From …

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 …

A 'fourth wave'of high mortality involving methamphetamine and cocaine use has been
gathering force in the USA. Availability and use of illicit fentanyls are still the major drivers of …

After remaining stable from 2010 to 2014, the rate of cocaine-involved overdose death
increased sharply from 2015 to 2016. This study aims to determine the contribution of …

Background Over the course of the past decade, psychostimulants such as
methamphetamines have been increasingly reported in overdose deaths in the United …

The US opioid epidemic is continuing. Drug overdose deaths nearly tripled during 1999–
2014. In 2014, among 47,055 drug overdose deaths, 61% involved an opioid. During 2013 …