Trends in Intentional and Unintentional Opioid Overdose Deaths in the United States, 2000-2017

Abstract

This study used data from the National Vital Statistics System Mortality to evaluate trends in US drug overdose deaths involving opioids certified as unintentional, suicide, or undetermined intent.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.. Trends in Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Opioids in the United States per 100 000 Persons by Intent, 2000-2017

Data are from the National Center for Health Statistics National Vital Statistics System and exclude assaultive overdose deaths. The linear trend is 9.19 for unintentional deaths (P < .001), 0.30 for suicide (P < .001), and 0.02 for undetermined intent deaths (P = .64).