Abstract Background In New York City (NYC), the annual mortality rate is higher for
accidental drug overdoses than for homicides; cocaine and opiates are the drugs most …

Objectives. To assess trends in cocaine overdose deaths and examine the role opioids play
in these deaths. Methods. We used data on drug overdose deaths in the United States from …

Aims Accidental drug overdose contributes substantially to mortality among drug users. Multi‐
drug use has been documented as a key risk factor in overdose and overdose mortality in …

PURPOSE: Illicit drug overdose is a leading cause of premature mortality. We sought to
examine fatal overdose trends from 2001 to 2005 in urban and nonurban areas of British …

This study of all accidental fatal drug overdoses (N= 1,986) in New York City from 1990 to
1992, using medical examiner data, found that cocaine, often with opiates and ethanol …

Aims To determine the contribution of heroin, prescription opioids, cocaine and alcohol/drug
combinations to the total overdose death rate and identify changes in drug overdose …

Background Cocaine is commonly involved in unintentional drug poisoning (overdose)
deaths, accounting for 46% of overdose deaths in New York City (NYC) in 2016. However …

After remaining stable from 2010 to 2014, the rate of cocaine-involved overdose death
increased sharply from 2015 to 2016. This study aims to determine the contribution of …

Aims To examine trends and recent changes in non‐fatal and fatal stimulant overdose rates
with and without opioids to improve the descriptive characterization of the US overdose …

This article explores trends and correlates of Chicago's opiate-related overdose (OD)
deaths. We manually examined data from every death certificate filed between 1999 and …