… Nearly two thirds of the US population lived in these 95 MSAs in the year 2000. … in
overdoses. Population-level data indicate that the prevalence of heroin and cocaine overdose …

… In 1990, cocaine was the most frequent drug-related cause … A 1-year survey of cocaine- and
opiaterelated ED utilization in … of drugs of abuse and overdose in an emergency department. …

… a federally controlled Schedule I drug in March 2000. … Opiate-related deaths outnumbered
those for cocaine in both … The total State population increased 9 percent from 1990 to 1998, …

… drug use was associated with significantly increased hazard ratios in users of opioids and
cocaine… found specifically among cocaine/amphetamine users (HR: 3.6 [CI: 2.1–6.4], p < .001). …

… drug-poisoning death in which 6-acetylmorphine (6-AM) was identified in blood as evidence
for recent use of heroin. We report the demographics of the victims, previous drug-… poisoning …

… of 145% between 1990 and 2001. While the number of … , 104 drug deaths in 2000, 163
drug deaths in 2001, 185 drug … where illegal drugs (ie, heroin and cocaine) predominate. In at …

… Heroin-related emergency department visits doubled from 33 900 in 1990 … drug's potential
to cause death or overdose. Most fatal and nonfatal heroin overdoses occur when the drug is …

… -related deaths) in an 8-year period from 1990 to 1997 [14]. … for cannabis, cocaine, tramadol,
and alprazolam which is consistent … Soravisut et al. studied 142 opiate-related fatalities and …

… overdoses represent the largest source of unintentional drug … and a slight decrease between
2000 and 2005, followed by … risk for this recent opiate-related overdose epidemic. The most …