Drug-induced deaths include all deaths for which drugs are the underlying cause (1),
including those attributable to acute poisoning by drugs (drug overdoses) and deaths from …

Drug-induced deaths include all deaths for which drugs are the underlying cause (1),
including deaths attributable to acute poisoning by drugs (drug overdoses) and deaths from …

Deaths from drug overdose continue to contribute to overall mortality and the lowering of life
expectancy in the United States (1-4). This report uses the most recent data from the …

Drug overdose deaths have been rising over the past 2 decades in the United States (1-4).
This report uses the most recent data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to …

In 2019, 70,630 deaths from the toxic effects of drug poisoning (drug overdose) occurred in
the United States (1), a 4.8% increase compared with 2018 and the highest recorded …

This Health E-Stat provides information on annual rates of all drug-poisoning deaths and
drug-poisoning deaths involving opioid analgesics and heroin for 1999 through 2012 using …

During 2003–2009, the number of deaths caused by drug overdose in Florida increased
61.0%, from 1,804 to 2,905, with especially large increases in deaths caused by the opioid …

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 …

Objectives-This report identifies the specific drugs most frequently involved in drug overdose
deaths in the United States from 2010 through 2014. Methods-The 2010-2014 National Vital …

Drug overdose deaths in the United States more than tripled from 1999 to 2015. The current
epidemic of drug overdoses began in the 1990s, driven by increasing deaths from …