Drug Overdose Deaths: Let's Get Specific

In the US, a total of 38,329 drug overdose deaths were reported via death certificates in 2010, for an age-adjusted rate of 12.3/100,000 population. In 16,651 of these deaths, an opioid analgesic was listed as contributing to the overdose death. Here, Slavova talks about the opioid analgesic-and her...

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Published in:	Public health reports (1974) Vol. 130; no. 4; pp. 339 - 342
Main Authors:	Slavova, Svetla, O'Brien, Daniella Bradley, Creppage, Kathleen, Dao, Dan, Fondario, Anna, Haile, Elizabeth, Hume, Beth, Largo, Thomas W., Nguyen, Claire, Sabel, Jennifer C., Wright, Dagan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health 01-07-2015 SAGE Publications SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC Association of Schools of Public Health
Subjects:	Age Distribution Analgesics Analgesics, Opioid - toxicity COMMENTARY Coroners Data collection Death Certificates Deaths Disease control Drug addiction Drug dosages Drug overdose Drug Overdose - epidemiology Epidemiology Fatalities Humans Jurisdiction Medical research Mortality Narcotics Opioid analgesics Opioids Overdose Public health Public Health Surveillance - methods Surveillance United States United States
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Summary:	In the US, a total of 38,329 drug overdose deaths were reported via death certificates in 2010, for an age-adjusted rate of 12.3/100,000 population. In 16,651 of these deaths, an opioid analgesic was listed as contributing to the overdose death. Here, Slavova talks about the opioid analgesic-and heroin-related deaths.
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ISSN:	0033-3549 1468-2877
DOI:	10.1177/003335491513000411