Trends in Intentional and Unintentional Opioid Overdose Deaths in the United States, 2000-2017
Mark Olfson, Lauren M Rossen, Melanie M Wall, Debra Houry, Carlos Blanco, Mark Olfson, Lauren M Rossen, Melanie M Wall, Debra Houry, Carlos Blanco
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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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).
Source: PubMed