Introduction: Drug overdose deaths increased approximately 30% from 2019 to 2020 in the
United States. Examining rates by demographic and social determinants of health …

Background The year 2018 marked the first year since 1999 in which the number of drug
overdose deaths in the United States (US) declined compared to the previous year …

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 …

Introduction: Provisional estimates indicate that drug overdose deaths increased in 2019
after a slight decrease in 2018. In 2018, overdose deaths primarily involved opioids, with …

Drug overdoses from opioids and stimulants are a major cause of mortality in the United
States. It is unclear if there are stable sex differences in overdose mortality for these drugs …

Objectives The types of opioids abused in the United States have changed from prescription
opioids to heroin to fentanyl. However, the types of opioids abused may differ by …

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 …

Objectives. To examine trends in opioid overdose deaths by race/ethnicity from 2018 to
2019 across 67 HEALing Communities Study (HCS) communities in Kentucky, New York …

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 …

Drug overdose death rates continue to rise in the United States (1–3), with significant urban–
rural differences in rates by sex, age, and types of drugs involved (4). This report uses the …