Sociodemographic factors and social determinants associated with toxicology confirmed polysubstance opioid-related deaths

JA Barocas, J Wang, BDL Marshall… - Drug and alcohol …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background and aims While prescribed and illicit opioid use are primary drivers of the
national surges in overdose deaths, opioid overdose deaths in which stimulants are also …

[HTML][HTML] Drug and opioid-involved overdose deaths—United States, 2013–2017

L Scholl - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2019 - cdc.gov
In 2017, among 70,237 drug overdose deaths, 47,600 (67.8%) involved opioids, with
increases across age groups, racial/ethnic groups, county urbanization levels, and in …

[HTML][HTML] Increases in drug and opioid-involved overdose deaths—United States, 2010–2015

RA Rudd - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2016 - cdc.gov
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 …

Increases from 2002 to 2015 in prescription opioid overdose deaths in combination with other substances

DB Kandel, MC Hu, P Griesler, M Wall - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Prescription opioid (PO) overdose deaths increased sharply over the last
decade. Changes in PO deaths in combination with other psychoactive substances may …

Racial/ethnic differences in opioid-involved overdose deaths across metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in the United States, 1999− 2017

K Lippold, B Ali - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2020 - Elsevier
Background From 1999 to 2017, more than 400,000 Americans died from a drug overdose
death involving an opioid. Early surveillance studies have observed large variations in …

National trends in pharmaceutical opioid related overdose deaths compared to other substance related overdose deaths: 1999–2009

S Calcaterra, J Glanz, IA Binswanger - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Pharmaceutical opioid related deaths have increased. This study aimed to
place pharmaceutical opioid overdose deaths within the context of heroin, cocaine …

[HTML][HTML] Overdose deaths involving opioids, cocaine, and psychostimulants—United States, 2015–2016

P Seth - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2018 - cdc.gov
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 …

Corrected US opioid‐involved drug poisoning deaths and mortality rates, 1999–2015

CJ Ruhm - Addiction, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims Most prior estimates of opioid‐involved drug poisoning mortality
counts or rates are understated because the specific drugs leading to death are frequently …

Characteristics of opioid-users whose death was related to opioid-toxicity: a population-based study in Ontario, Canada

P Madadi, D Hildebrandt, AE Lauwers, G Koren - PLoS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background The impact of the prescription opioid public health crisis has been illustrated by
the dramatic increase in opioid-related deaths in North America. We aimed to identify …

Overdose deaths involving psychostimulants with abuse potential, excluding cocaine: state-level differences and the role of opioids

M Cano, Y Huang - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Over the course of the past decade, psychostimulants such as
methamphetamines have been increasingly reported in overdose deaths in the United …