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. 2017 Dec:(294):1-8.

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999-2016

Holly Hedegaard, Margaret Warner, Arialdi M Miniño
  • PMID: 29319475
Free article

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999-2016

Holly Hedegaard et al. NCHS Data Brief. 2017 Dec.
Free article

Abstract

Deaths from drug overdose are an increasing public health burden in the United States (1–4). This report uses the most recent data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to update trends in drug overdose deaths, describe demographic and geographic patterns, and identify shifts in the types of drugs involved.

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