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 …

Background Drug poisoning mortality in the US has risen rapidly but the drugs involved are
frequently unspecified on death certificates. Methods Reported and adjusted proportions of …

Major policy efforts are being aimed at combating the epidemic of opioid addiction and
overdose deaths. In response to the epidemic, the medical community and policy makers …

Key findings Data from the National Vital Statistics System, Mortality The age-adjusted rate
of drug overdose deaths was higher in urban than in rural counties (22.0 and 20.0 per …

BACKGROUND: The leading cause of injury death among adults in Connecticut (CT), USA
is drug poisonings. We analyzed the epidemiology and geographic distribution of opioid …

Abstract Background In the United States, fatal drug overdoses have tripled since 1991. This
escalation in deaths is believed to be driven primarily by prescription opioid medications …

Objectives. We examined the effect on opioid overdose mortality of Florida state laws and
law enforcement operations targeting “pill mills.” Methods. We collected 2003 to 2012 …

BACKGROUND: Since 2015, illicit drug overdose has been one of British Columbia's most
pressing public health issues. Our objective was to assess prescription history in the context …

I measured the role of opioid analgesics in drug abuse–related deaths in a consistent panel
of 28 metropolitan areas from the Drug Abuse Warning Network. The number of reports of …

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 …